Colombia

The following Justice Initiative projects are underway, in or relevant to, Colombia:

International Justice

Colombia—ICC Cases
Since January 2003, the Justice Initiative has led a working group involving Colombian NGOs, as well as Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and others to gather information on situations of potential interest to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. The project culminated in July with a meeting in The Hague and presentation of a written submission documenting Rome Statute crimes by all parties to the conflict in Colombia. In view of the ICC’s present focus on several situations in Africa, we are now exploring with other working group members how best to lay the foundation for ICC engagement in Colombia before the end of 2005. This may involve a meeting in Bogota aimed at assessing and addressing the likely political obstacles to the exercise of jurisdiction over Colombia.