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Defenders

Thematic Reports / Studies

Guarantees for the independence of justice operators

Second Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in the Americas (2012)

Access to Justice for Women Victims of Violence in the Americas (2007)

Access to Justice as a Guarantee of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. A Review of the Standards Adopted by the Inter-American System of Human Rights (2007)

Report on the Guarantees for the Independence of Justice Operators - 2013
Second Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in the Americas (2012) Available in Word and PDF formats
Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in the Americas (2006)
Preliminary Observations on the Visit of the Rapporteurship on the Rights of Afro-Descendants and against Racial Discrimination to the Republic of Colombia (2009)

IIII. Principal concerns with respect to the situation of afro-descendants in Colombia
B. Effects of the armed conflict on the Afro-Colombian population. See paragraph 53
Access to Justice for Women Victims of Violence in the Americas (2007)

I. Introduction
B. The Report's Legal Framework: International Provisions and Standards that Apply to the Right of Women to Access Adequate and Effective Remedies when they are Victims of Violence
2. Due Diligence and Access to Judicial Protection. See paragraph 57
Access to Justice as a Guarantee of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. A Review of the Standards Adopted by the Inter-American System of Human Rights (2007)

V. The Substance of the Right to Effective Judicial Protection against Violation of Social Rights
C. Judicial Remedies for Effective Protection of Rights
1. Provisional Protection of Rights. See paragraph 262
Violence and Discrimination against Women in the Armed Conflict in Colombia (2006)

II. The Armed Conflict in Colombia and its Impact on Women
A. Characteristics of the Colombian Armed Conflict. See paragraph 37
V. The Response of the Colombian State to the Impact of the Armed Conflict on Women. See paragraph 155.
G. The Need to Protect and Legitimize the Work of Women’s Rights Defenders
The Situation of the Rights of Women in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: The Right to be Free from Violence and Discrimination (2003)

II. Violence against Women in Ciudad Juárez: Overview of the Problem
D. Threats against those involved in Search for Justice
Report on the Demobilization Process in Colombia (2004)

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. See paragraphs 33 and 47
III. Context: Origin and Characteristics of the Internal Armed Conflict in Colombia
B. The impact of the conflict on the civilian population. See paragraph 59