REPORT ON THE DEMOBILIZATION PROCESS IN COLOMBIA
OEA/Ser.L/V/II.120 Doc. 60 13 December 2004 Original: Spanish
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
I. INTRODUCTION
II. PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS FOR OVERCOMING ARMED CONFLICTS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES FOR THE CIVILIAN POPULATION
A. The right to know the truth about the crimes of international law perpetrated during the conflict B. The right to justice and the judicial clarification of crimes of international law perpetrated during the conflict C. Victims’ right to reparation for the harm caused
A. The right to know the truth about the crimes of international law perpetrated during the conflict
B. The right to justice and the judicial clarification of crimes of international law perpetrated during the conflict
C. Victims’ right to reparation for the harm caused
III. CONTEXT: ORIGIN AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INTERNAL ARMED CONFLICT IN COLOMBIA
A. Historical Origins B. The impact of the conflict on the civilian population C. Background on efforts to resolve the internal armed conflict in Colombia and its legal framework
A. Historical Origins
B. The impact of the conflict on the civilian population
C. Background on efforts to resolve the internal armed conflict in Colombia and its legal framework
IV. CURRENT EFFORTS TO DEMOBILIZE ILLEGAL GROUPS AND THEIR LEGAL FRAMEWORK
A. Individual demobilization as a permanent strategy for disarming illegal armed groups B. Collective demobilization: The experience of the Bloque Cacique Nutibara C. The process of negotiating conditions for the return to civilian life with the Negotiating High Command of the AUC (zona de ubicación in Santafé de Ralito)
A. Individual demobilization as a permanent strategy for disarming illegal armed groups
B. Collective demobilization: The experience of the Bloque Cacique Nutibara
C. The process of negotiating conditions for the return to civilian life with the Negotiating High Command of the AUC (zona de ubicación in Santafé de Ralito)
V. CONCLUSIONS