Summary: General overview of Colombia's national legal provisions on children's rights, including guidance on how to conduct further research.EspañolNational Laws on children's rights
Status of the CRC in national lawUnder Article 93 of the...
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Summary: Information about institutions in Colombia that monitor children's rights.
Children's Ombudsperson
The Defensoria del Pueblo (DP) is the Colombian Ombudsperson's Office, with a unit dedicated to children's rights. Operating under the...
Summary: The Child Labour Prevention Program of Juntos Construyendo Futuro has expanded to two new municipalities of Colombia. Our social workers tell us about their experiences in the field.Owner: Corporación Juntos Construyendo Futuropdf: http://...
Summary: Nohora's face has become the symbol of Colombian children caught up in the long-running civil conflict.Two out of 10 young people have been affected in some way, according to the Ombudsman's Office of Colombia that oversees the protection...
Summary: This report examines how and to what extent transitional justice approaches have engaged children and considered their needs and perspectives, analyzing the experience of truth-seeking mechanisms, criminal justice, reparations, and...
Summary: CRIN has launched a "Children's Rights Wiki" to bring together all information about children's rights in one place. العربيةThe aim of the project - which is in the style of a Wikipedia - is to make...
Summary: Este informe es el resultado de dos años de investigación de Amnistía Internacional sobre la impunidad en casos de crímenes sexuales relacionados con el conflicto en Colombia. Está basado en reuniones mantenidas en este país con una amplia...
Summary: Colombia’s security forces, paramilitaries and guerrilla groups have all targetted women and girls to exploit them as sexual slaves and to effect revenge on adversaries. [21 September 2011] - The Colombian authorities have failed to...
[21 September 2011] - The Colombian authorities have failed to tackle the lack of justice for women and girl survivors of sexual violence during the country's long-running armed conflict, Amnesty International said in a new report launched in...
