COLOMBIA-SOGI-TBs-CED

Concluding Observations on Report 1 (2016) (Link)

The right to obtain reparation and prompt, fair and adequate compensation

35. The Committee welcomes the adoption of Act No. 1448 of 2011, which provides for a series of measures to ensure full reparation for the victims of the internal armed conflict, including victims of enforced disappearance. It also welcomes the enormous efforts made by the State party to implement these measures. Nevertheless, the Committee regrets that it has not received sufficient information on the reparation measures provided for in the State party’s legislation for victims of enforced disappearance who are not covered by Act No. 1448 of 2011 (art. 24).35

36. The Committee recommends that the State party:

(a) Ensure that national legislation provides for a comprehensive system of reparation and compensation that goes beyond the scope of Act No. 1448 of 2011, is fully in line with article 24 (4) and (5) of the Convention and other international standards on the subject and is sensitive to victims’ individual characteristics, taking into account, for example, their sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ethnic origin, social status and disability;

(b) Continue and strengthen its efforts to ensure that all persons who have suffered harm as a direct result of an enforced disappearance perpetrated in the context of the armed conflict obtain full reparation.

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