IACHR begins a visit to Colombia to evaluate the impacts of violence on human rights | Video

Bogotá, April 15 (EFE).- The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) began its visit to Colombia this Monday, at the invitation of the State, in which it will evaluate "the impacts of different forms of violence on human rights", with particular attention to the dimension ethnicity and gender, reported the country rapporteur, José Luis Caballero.

STATEMENTS OF JOSÉ LUIS CABALLERO, COMMISSIONER AND RAPPORTEUR FOR COLOMBIA, OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS.

In these places we will also hold meetings with various civil society organizations to listen to the broadest spectrum of representative voices from all over Colombia, among them we will meet and listen to indigenous, black, raizal and palenquero people, peasants, victims of forced displacement, women, children and adolescents victims of forced recruitment, human rights defenders, persons deprived of liberty, journalists, migrants, representatives of academia, trade unions and business associations, as well as representatives of political parties. In these spaces we seek to capture the diversity of perspectives and experiences regarding the continuing impact of violence on the human rights situation, in order to facilitate a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the challenges and progress in this area.

Camera: Juan Diego López.

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Date: 15/04/2024 16:33 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Crime, law and justice » International law
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 83 seconds
Reference: 55013347967
Relevance: Notable