Andrés Pastrana, President of
Colombia
Cereté, May 3, 2000
| Editorial Note |
| The Newsletter of the Observatory on Human Rights in Colombia of the Vice President’s Office is to be published monthly from this issue onwards. The Agency for International Development, USAID/Colombia, makes this publication possible. With a print run of 5,000 copies, it is distributied free of charge in Colombia and abroad. The aim of the Newsletter is to provide information about the situation of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in Colombia, and about the progress made and the difficulties encountered in the carrying out of the policies adopted by the state and the government of Colombia, and the efforts made by Colombian society in these areas. The FIGURES section contains analysis made by the Observatory on Human Rights of the Vice President’s Office, based on data from both official bodies and non-governmental organizations. The PROFILES section publishes contributions from Human Rights organizations for the spreading of their aims, programs and accomplishments. The FOLLOW-UP OF CASES section reports on the progress of cases relating to serious violations of Human Rights. It is based on information provided by the judicial authorities. Because of space limitations it is not possible to include all the details about developments in these cases. Therefore, for further information we refer readers to the following Internet pages: www.rdh.gov.co; www.derechoshumanos.gov.co y www.humanrigths.gov.co. We thank all organizations and persons who wish to make contributions, comments or suggestions to help us to improve the contents of the Newsletter. Please write to us to rdh@presidencia.gov.co |