Colombia

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Abduction 8
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Adoption 1
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Afro-Colombians 2
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Armed forces / Military 8
Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements 148
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Catholic 1
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Citizenship law 1
Civil war 1
Combatants / Former combatants 2
Conflict situation 4
Convention refugee 1
Corruption 2
Criminal justice 4
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Denial of refugee status 1
Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity 1
Domestic violence 9
Drug trafficking 7
Elections 1
Evangelical 1
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Expulsion 1
Extradition 1
Extreme poverty 2
Freedom of assembly and association 1
Freedom of expression 2
Freedom of information 1
Freedom of movement 1
Freedom of religion 2
Freedom of speech 1
Good governance 2
Housing, land and property rights (HLP) 1
Human rights activists 4
Human rights and fundamental freedoms 12
Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) 1
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) 3
Japanese 1
Laws relating to religion 1
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) 11
Mental health 2
Mentally disadvantaged persons 1
Military courts 2
Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription 19
Minorities 1
Muslim 1
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Police 1
Political groups 7
Political parties 10
Political situation 5
Prostitution / Commercial sex work 1
Public health 3
Raizals 1
Refugee identity documents 1
Reintegration 2
Religious discrimination 1
Religious persecution (including forced conversion) 1
Residence permits / Residency 2
Return conditions 1
Returnees 3
Right to a nationality 6
Right to return 1
Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness 1
SGBV 15
Security forces 2
Security situation 9
Sexual and reproductive rights 2
Smuggling of persons 1
State protection 11
Terrorism 12
Travel documents 2
Visas 7
Witnesses 5
Women's rights 3
Women-at-risk 3
Work permits 1

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Colombia: Police corruption, including involvement of police officers in drug-related criminal activity and the state response; procedures for filing complaints against police officers for corruption or inaction 20 October 2011 \| Publisher: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Colombia: 1. Please provide information regarding the human rights/security situation in Colombia generally, particularly in reference to extortion, violence and other threats of harm perpetrated by FARC. 2. Please provide information on groups targeted by FARC for harm/extortion/kidnapping etc. 3. Please provide information on the availability of state protection in Colombia against attacks from FARC. Is there a reasonable level of state protection in Colombia against FARC attacks and would protection be denied to people for a Convention reason? 4. Please provide information relevant to internal relocation to avoid the risk from FARC, including information on which parts of Colombia FARC is most/least active. Please also discuss the relative power/influence/presence of FARC in and around Bogota 20 April 2011 \| Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal \| Document type: Query Responses
Colombia: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC), including information on criminal activities, such as drug trafficking and kidnapping; state response to criminal activity (2009 - February 2011) 5 April 2011 \| Publisher: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Colombia: Whether the Black Eagles (Águilas Negras) have links to former paramilitary groups, such as the United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, AUC); criminal activities of the Black Eagles, including extortion and drug trafficking; state response to the Black Eagles (2008 - February 2011) 4 April 2011 \| Publisher: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Colombie : information indiquant si les Aigles noirs (Águilas Negras) ont des liens avec d'anciens groupes paramilitaires, comme les Autodéfenses unies de Colombie (Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia - AUC); information sur les activités criminelles des Aigles noirs, y compris l'extorsion et le trafic de stupéfiants; mesures prises par l'État contre les Aigles noirs (2008-février 2011) 4 April 2011 \| Publisher: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Colombia: 1. Please provide information on the extent to which women face discrimination in relation to matters such as employment. 2. To what extent does the state provide protection against discrimination on grounds such as gender? 3. To what extent does the state provide protection against sexual assault? 4. What support services are available to victims of sexual assault, in Medellin in particular? 5. What is the current situation in Medellin with regard to violent crime such as kidnappings, killings and gang-related violence? 6. Are there any reports of people who have been overseas being targeted for crime? 15 February 2011 \| Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal \| Document type: Query Responses
Colombia: 1. Was an ELN guerrilla group Frente Efrain Pabon Pabon' active in Santander in 2007/8? Is it active now? If so, in what parts of Colombia and who does it generally target? 2. What protection is likely to be available by the authorities from threats or attacks by this group (or, if information on the group can't be located, by the ELN generally)? 3. Are there any practical barriers to relocating within the country (to, for example, Bogota)? 19 July 2010 \| Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal \| Document type: Query Responses
Colombia: 1. Please provide recent information in relation to criminal gangs in Colombia and the prevalence or otherwise of extortion and kidnapping. 2. Are there any reports of threats or harm to civilians or business people who refuse to co-operate with criminal gangs in Colombia? 23 March 2010 \| Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal \| Document type: Query Responses
Colombia: 1. Please provide any available information on whether Soacha is a dangerous suburb of Bogota. 2. Please advise if Soacha is on the outskirts of Bogota 3. Is there information that, since 2003, the Colombian Government has made agreements with the FARC and has then reneged on those agreements? 4. Please provide information on the recent operation of the FARC 5. Does the Colombian Government currently struggle to provide basic services such as education and health to the people of Colombia? 18 November 2009 \| Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal \| Document type: Query Responses
Colombia: 1. Are there any reports of leftist groups asking civilians to attend meetings or attempting to extort money in Bogota in 2003? 2. To what extent are FARC or other leftist groups still active in Medellin? 3. Are there any reports indicating that FARC or other leftist groups still make demands for money in urban areas such as Bogota? 4. Are there any reports of a group known by the name "urban militias FARC-EP" or some similar name? 16 November 2009 \| Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal \| Document type: Query Responses

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