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Title

Second report on the situation of human rights in Colombia.

Author

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : General Secretariat, Organization of American States, 1993.

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Additional Authors

Organization of American States. General Secretariat

Description

xi, 252 p.; 28 cm.

Series Statement

OAS official records ; OEA/Ser.L/V/II.84, doc.39 rev., October 14, 1993, Original: Spanish

Uniform Title

OAS official records OEA/Ser.L/V/II.84, doc.39 rev., October 14, 1993, Original: Spanish.

Subject

• Civil rights > Colombia
• Colombia > Politics and government > 1974-
• Human rights > Colombia

Note

• At head of title: Organization of American States, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Introduction -- A. Background information -- B. Preliminary comments -- C. Legal frame of reference -- D. Acts of violence by irregular armed groups that infringe upon the exercise of human rights in Colombia -- E. Socio-political situation since the last report on the situation of human rights in Colombia decade 1980-1990 -- F. Acknowledgements.
• I. The on-site visits of the IACHR to Colombia 1990-1992 -- A. Visit by the Special Preparatory Commission, December 1990 -- B. The Commission's on-site visit of May 1992.
• II. The violence phenomenon -- A. Origins of the violence -- B. The history of violence in modern-day Colombia -- C. Major factors and sources of political violence -- D. The self-defense groups and paramilitary groups -- E. The Catholic Church's stance on violence and human rights in Colombia -- F. Violence in 1992.
• III. The political and legal system in Colombia -- A. Earlier constitutional provisions that provided the framework for the political, legal and human rights system in Colombia -- B. History of the National Constitutional Assembly -- C. The 1991 Constitution -- D. Political-legal structure of the state -- E. Human rights under the Colombian constitional system -- F. State of emergency under the existing legal system -- G. Emergency decrees become permanent law -- H. Colombia and the international system of human rights law -- I. The Government's failure to act upon the Commission's recommendations -- J. Arguments made by the Government's representative in defense of the decrees issued during the state of emergency -- K. Recent legislation enacted pursuant to the Constitution -- L. Final observations.
• IV. The right to a fair trial -- A. Legal provisions in effect in respect to the right to a fair trial -- B. International human rights law on the right to a fair trial -- C. Organization and operation of the justice system -- D. The Office of the Attorney General and the Public Defender's Office -- E. The petition for tutela -- F. The major problems with the justice system -- G. Final observations.
• V. Right to personal liberty -- A. Legal provisions in respect of this right -- B. Petitions that concern this right -- C. Cases investigated by the Commission -- D. Kidnapping in Colombia -- E. Statistics -- F. Final observations.
• VI. The right to personal security and humane treatment -- A. Legal provisions in effect in respect of this right -- B. Ways in which this right has been violated -- C. Petitions relative to this right -- D. Report of the Attorney General of the nation concerning this right -- E. Other recent cases seen by the Commission -- F. Final observations.
• VII. The right to life -- A. Legal provisions in force in respect of the right to life -- B. Ways in which the right to life is violated -- C. Petitions received relative to this right.
• VIII. The right to freedom of association and to form and join unions -- A. Legal provisions in respect of the right to freedom of association -- B. Ways in which this right has been violated -- C. Petitions relative to this right -- D. Final observations.
• IX. Freedom of thought and expression -- A. Legal provisions in effect in respect of freedom of thought and expression -- B. How this right has been affected -- C. Petitions relative to this right -- D. Final observations.
• X. How the activities of irregular armed groups affect human rights in Colombia -- A. Background for the presentation of this subject -- B. Limitations notwithstanding -- C. Sources for the present chapter -- D. Principal ways that the activities of irregular armed groups affect the exercise of human rights in Colombia -- E. Responsibilities -- F. The international responsibility of the state for the actions fo irregular armed groups -- G. How human rights in Colombia are affected by the activities of guerrilla groups -- H. Ways in which the activities of vigilante groups have affected the exercise of human rights in Colombia -- I. Victims of the guerrilla war in Colombia -- J. Measures reported by the Government of Colombia to control self-defense activities and combat paramilitary groups.
• XI. The rights of indigenous people in Colombia -- A. The rights of indigenous peoples under the new Constitution -- B. Rights of political participation -- C. The right to indigenous property and territories -- D. The cultural rights of indigenous persons -- E. The observance of the human rights of indigenous persons in practice -- F. Petitions relative to these rights -- G. Final observations.

ISBN

0827033087 (pbk.)

OCLC

29895305

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Harvard Library