Publicado por la Fundación Ideas para la Paz el 27 de julio de 2020.
Identifies loopholes and weaknesses in Colombia’s laws and procedures for limiting weapons sales.
Colombia: un gran mercado de armas sin incentivos para reducirlo
Links to long-form information produced by non-governmental organizations (other than WOLA)
Protect Colombia’s Peace
Outlines the current challenges of Colombia’s peace process, across the board, and makes recommendations for U.S. policy.
Colombia: Armed Groups’ Brutal Covid-19 Measures
Published by Human Rights Watch on July 15, 2020.
Warns of the vicious measures that illegal armed groups have taken to enforce COVID-19 lockdowns, and control territory, in several parts of the country.
Informe Sobre el Homicidio de Líderes y Defensores de Derechos Humanos en Colombia
Publicado por Indepaz el 15 de julio de 2020.
The Bogotá-based think tank counts 166 social leaders and 36 former FARC combatants murdered so far in 2020.
¿Qué ha pasado en la JEP durante la cuarentena?
Publicado por la Fundación Ideas para la Paz el 13 de julio de 2020.
An infographic presenting the transitional justice system’s activities since COVID-19 measures went into effect in March 2020.
Pandemia por Violencia Sexual y Violencias Basadas en Género por Agentes Estatales
Publicado por la Coordinación Colombia-Europa-Estados Unidos el 13 de julio de 2020.
The latest pandemic human rights update from the non-governmental platform looks at recent allegations of sexual abuse by military personnel around the country.
Preliminary Report on the Plan of Action for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders at Risk
Published by the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights on July 9, 2020.
Examines how Colombian judicial authorities can improve their protection of human rights defenders and hold masterminds accountable.
El Silencio de las Gaitas
Lays out military responsibility for historically bloody paramilitary massacres in the Montes de María region during the early 2000s.
Monitor de Violencia Política en Colombia
Publicado por CERAC el 7 de julio de 2020.
Finds a 55 percent increase in deaths from political violence during the first half of 2020, compared with the first half of 2019.
Reporte del conflicto con el ELN
Publicado por CERAC el 7 de julio de 2020.
Finds an increase in ELN violence due mainly to the group’s February 2020 “armed strike.”
An overview of Colombia’s latest conflict dynamics and prospects for peace in times of coronavirus
Publicado por la Fundación Ideas para la Paz el 3 de julio de 2020.
A heavily graphical overview of where the conflict stands at the moment. Includes an accompanying infographic: English / Español
Erradicaciones Forzosas de Cultivos de Uso Ilícito y Derechos Humanos en Colombia
Publicado por la Corporación Viso Mutop el 30 de junio de 2020. (Link at visomutop.org)
Two longtime Colombian drug policy experts analyze the costs and risks of the current supply-side, eradication-heavy model for dealing with illicit crops, and lay out alternative proposals.
El catálogo de las pequeñas soluciones: historias de sustitución de cultivos ilícitos
Publicado por la Fundación Ideas para la Paz el 23 de junio de 2020.
A collection of accounts of campesinos who have successfully substituted coca through sustainable and innovative projects.
Cuellos de botella en la administración judicial: un caso de estudio en la investigación y juzgamiento de crímenes contra derechos humanos
Publicado por la Comisión Colombiana de Juristas el 18 de junio de 2020.
A report identifying bottlenecks faced by the Colombian judicial system in its efforts to hold accountable masterminds of crimes against human rights defenders.
Tres años después de la firma del Acuerdo Final de Colombia: hacia la transformación territorial, diciembre 2018 a noviembre 2019
Publicado por el Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies el 16 de junio de 2020.
The fourth report on accord implementation from Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute, which the peace accord gives a role in monitoring and verification.
State of Implementation of the Colombian Final Accord Executive Summary: December 2018 to November 2019
Published by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies on June 16, 2020.
An English executive summary of the fourth report on accord implementation from Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute, which the peace accord gives a role in monitoring and verification.
Radiografía de la ominosa presencia de los carteles mexicanos
Publicado por la Fundación Paz y Reconciliación el 10 de junio de 2020.
Examines how Mexican drug trafficking organizations have financed and linked up with Colombian counterparts during the post-accord period.
Las prioridades del gobierno en tiempos del COVID-19
Publicado por la Coordinación Colombia-Europa-Estados Unidos el 9 de junio de 2020.
An indictment of some of the Colombian government’s policy choices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Forced Disappearance in the Borderland: Unveiling Victims’ Invisibility in Norte de Santander
Published by SSRN on June 5, 2020.
U.S. researchers explore forced disappearance and other security dynamics at the Colombia-Venezuela border region in Norte de Santander department.
Monitor de Violencia Política en Colombia
Publicado por CERAC el 5 de junio de 2020.
CERAC, a Bogotá-based think-tank with an extensive database of conflict information, finds a large increase in politically motivated killings during the first five months of 2020.
A Second Chance on Earth: Understanding the Selection Process of the Judges of the Colombian Special Jurisdiction for Peace
Published by the Notre Dame Journal of International and Comparative Law on June 2, 2020.
Finds that the process of selecting justices for the Special Jurisdiction for Peace was a model of inclusiveness.
La Comisión para el Esclarecimiento de la Verdad, la Convivencia y la No Repetición: Innovaciones, retos y oportunidades para Colombia
Publicado por Rodeemos el Diálogo el 26 de mayo de 2020.
A study of the Truth Commission, the challenges it faces, and recommendations for its remaining work.
La Ceguera
Publicado por Somos Defensores el 25 de mayo de 2020.
The 2019 report on attacks on social leaders and human rights defenders produced by Somos Defensores, a coalition of human rights groups.
Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela: Population Movement in the COVID-19 context
Published by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on May 25, 2020.
Information about Venezuelan returnee flows, and provision of assistance to them, during the COVID-19 crisis.
El conflicto armado y su impacto humanitario y ambiental: tendencias durante la pandemia
Publicado por la Fundación Ideas para la Paz el 24 de mayo de 2020.
An overview of conflict trends during the first four months of 2020. Notes some decrease in overall violence amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with armed groups enforcing restrictions and social leaders facing even more attacks.