General Human Rights information on Colombia
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | COL1221 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, General Human Rights information on Colombia, 1 March 1990, COL1221, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac1362.html [accessed 29 May 2023] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Please find attached some documents which contain general and recent information on the situation of 397 Rights in Colombia. These include:
-Country Profile: Colombia, (Ottawa: IRBDC, December 1988);
-Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1989, (Washington, D.C.: U. S. Department of State, February 1990), section on Colombia;
-Critique: Review of the Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1988, (New York: Human Rights Watch/ Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, July 1989), section on Colombia (please note that this edition of the Critique corresponds to the Country Reports for 1988 which is not attached but a section of which may be provided upon request. The Critique issue on the Country Reports for 1989 should be published in mid-1990. However, because both editions of the Country Reports hold some similarities and the attached copy of the Critique has been published recently, it is included with this request for your reference);
-Amnesty Report 1989, (London: Amnesty International, 1989), section on Colombia (please note that this report covers events in 1988);
-Andean Newsletter (Lima: Andean Commission of Jurists, monthly newsletter): 12 February 1990, pp. 1-4; 12 March 1990, pp. 1-5;
-From The Globe and Mail: "Kidnappings mount as Colombian vote nears", 8 March 1990, p. A8; "15 Soldiers, 7 rebels killed in Colombian attack", 6 March 1990, p. A9; "Cartel Presses Bogota", 5 March 1990, p. A12;
-Urgent Action (London: Amnesty International Newsletter): 21 February 1990; 2 March 1990.
