Colombia: Displaced and Discarded
The Plight of Internally Displaced Persons in Bogotá and Cartagena

Map

Glossary

I. Summary

II. Recommendations

Humanitarian Assistance
Education
Health Needs
Returns to Home Communities

III. Internal Displacement In Colombia

The Conflict in Colombia
Forced Displacement as a Consequence of the Conflict
The Scope of Internal Displacement
Living Conditions
Return to Home Communities
Internal Displacement in International and Colombian Law

IV. Registration and Humanitarian Assistance

The Cost of Humanitarian Assistance
International Standards and Colombian Law

V. Access to Education

The Lack of Space for Displaced Children
School Fees
The Cost of Uniforms and Books
Government Efforts to Eliminate Barriers to Education
The Right to Education

VI. Access to Public Health Services

The Health Needs of Displaced Families
Colombia’s Health Care Systems
Discrimination in Access to Health Services

Acknowledgements

October 2005   Vol. 17, No. 4(B)