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Colombia
A quota law requires that women be placed in at least 30 percent of nominated government posts, and the government must report to Congress each year on the percentage of women in high-level government positions. There were 4 indigenous Senators, two of whom occupied seats reserved for indigenous persons, and 2 indigenous members of the House of Representatives. There were no indigenous cabinet members and no indigenous persons on any of the nation's high courts. There was 1 Afro-Colombian Senator and there were 3 Afro-Colombian members of the House of Representatives. There were no Afro-Colombian cabinet ministers and no Afro-Colombians on any of the nation's high courts. Section 4 Governmental Attitude Regarding International and Nongovernmental Investigation of Alleged Violations of Human Rights A wide variety of domestic and international human ... [Read More]
Support for Plan Colombia
1111--07/09/03 Disrupting the Market: Strategy, Implementation, and Results in Narcotics Source Countries; Paul E. Simons, Acting Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Testimony Before the House Committee on Government Reform; Washington, DC ... 1111--12/12/02 America's Heroin Crisis; Paul E. Simons, Acting Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Testimony Before the House Committee on Government Reform; Washington, DC ... [Read More]
Colombia
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Colombia
May 04, 2005 This Travel Warning is being issued to remind American citizens of ongoing security concerns in Colombia. This supersedes the Travel Warning issued March 3, 2004. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the dangers of travel to Colombia. Violence by narcoterrorist groups and other criminal elements continues to affect all parts of the country, urban and rural, and border areas. Citizens of the United States and other countries continue to be the ... [Read More]
Colombia (02/05)
In November 1998, Pastrana ceded an area the size of Switzerland in south- central Colombia to the FARC's control as a goodwill gesture, but the rebels negotiated with the government only fitfully while continuing to mount attacks and expand their coca production, essentially establishing a parallel government in the region under their control. Negotiations with the rebels in 2000 and 2001 were marred by rebel attacks, kidnappings, and fighting between rebels and paramilitaries for control of coca-growing areas in Colombia. As a result, popular disenchantment with Pastrana increased. ... [Read More]
Plan Colombia
The U.S. and Colombian Governments agree that ending the civil conflict is central to solving Colombia's problems. A peace agreement would stabilize the nation, speed economic recovery, and help assure the protection of human rights. A successful peace process would also restore the authority and control of the Colombian Government in the coca-growing region. The U.S. Government is hopeful that the peace negotiations now going on between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group and the Colombian Government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group prove successful. ... [Read More]
Colombia
These crimes affect all parts of the country. American kidnap or murder victims have included journalists, missionaries, scientists, human rights workers and businesspeople, as well as persons on tourism or family visits, and even small children. No one can be considered immune. In 1999, the FARC murdered three U.S. citizens whom it had kidnapped. On February 13, 2003, a plane carrying five crewmembers (four U.S. citizen-U.S. Government defense contractors and one Colombian citizen) crashed in a remote of section of Colombia. Two crewmembers (the Colombian and one of the U.S. citizens) were killed by the FARC and the remaining crewmembers were taken hostage. The FARC continues to hold captive the three missing U.S. citizens. In the past four years, 30 more American citizens were reported kidnapped. Although the U.S ... [Read More]
U.S. Position on Government of Colombia Talks with Foreign Terrorist Organizations (Taken Question)
Question: What are our views of upcoming talks between the Colombian Government and the United Self Defense Forces? What do we think of the participation of individuals under indictment in the United States? ... U.S. Position on Government of Colombia Talks with Foreign Terrorist Organizations ... Answer: As Secretary of State Powell made clear during his recent trip to Colombia, support President Uribe’s efforts to end the long-term conflict in Colombia. The United Self Defense Forces (AUC) continues to merit its designation as a foreign terrorist organization. Indictments and extradition requests for individuals who have violated U.S. laws will remain in place. We will be monitoring closely as the government of Colombia moves forward to engage with the United Self Defense Forces and other groups on our list of foreign terrorist organizations ... [Read More]
Colombia
The Constitution provides for the granting of asylum and refugee status in accordance with the 1951 U.N. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, and the Government has established a system for providing assistance to refugees. In practice, the Government provided protection against refoulement, the return of persons to a country where they feared persecution. The Government cooperated with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and other humanitarian organizations in assisting refugees and asylum seekers. The Government reserves the right to determine eligibility for asylum, based upon its own assessment of the nature of an applicant's claim. According to the Government, 237 recognized refugees resided in the country at the end of the year, and 34 persons sought refugee status. The Government approved 18 refugee cases involving 20 individuals. The Government refused 14 requests and 6 were still pending at year's end. The Government reported that no applicat ... [Read More]
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