Obstacles to Health, Justice, and Protection for Displaced Victims of Gender-Based Violence in Colombia
This 101-page report documents how recent improvements in Colombia’s laws, policies, and programs on rape and domestic violence have not translated into more effective justice, healthcare, and protection for displaced women and girls. More than half of the country’s roughly four million displaced are female.
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ISBN: 1-56432-965-8
ISBN: 1-56432-965-8
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- Rights Out of Reach
- Summary
- Recommendations
- Methodology
- I. Gender-based Violence and Displacement
- II. Colombia’s Normative Framework for Gender-Based Violence and Rights of the Displaced
- III. Shortcomings of Health Services after Gender-Based Violence
- IV. Obstacles to Justice after Gender-Based Violence
- V. Barriers to Assistance and Protection Measures
- VI. International Legal Obligations
- Acknowledgments








