UN HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE FIELD UN HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE FIELD COLOMBIA Population size1 Surface area1 Human Development Index2 NHRI (if applicable)3 49.46 million 142,000 km² 0.747 (89/188 in 2016) Status A, 2017 Type of engagement Country Office Year established 1997 Field office(s) Bogotá, Barrancabermeja, Barranquilla, Cali, Cúcuta, Florencia, Medellín, Mocoa, Neiva, Quibdó, Villavicencio; Apartadó, Buenaventura, Montería, Tumaco (satellite offices); Arauca, Amazonas (presences) UN partnership framework United Nations Development Assistance Framework 2015-2019 Staff as of 31 December 2018 53 Total income US$13,836,533 XB requirements 2018 US$ 13,052,00 Total XB expenditure US$10,412,772 Personnel Non-personnel PSC† 68% 21% 11% $7,023,172 $2,216,607 $1,172,993 Key OMP pillars in 2018 123 During the reporting period, OHCHR supported the formulation process of the National Action Plan on Human Rights, which was led by the Presidential Council on Human Rights. As a result, the process was participatory, involved local level authorities and civil society organizations and ensured the incorporation of a human rights-based approach. While most of the social dialogue processes that were undertaken by the previous government were inactive in 2018, OHCHR and the Office of the Procurator General continued to monitor the social dialogue in Cauca and Valle. In coordination with other UN agencies, the Office facilitated a dialogue between the Government and peasant settlers in southeast Colombia to address increasing deforestation while ensuring that the rights of settlers are being recognized and respected by the State. The Office also monitored student protests in various locations across the country, thereby contributing to reducing acts of violence and excessive use of force and encouraging compliance with due process. † Please refer to Data sources and notes on p.191. P6 – Victims, indigenous peoples and women participate more fully in decisions that concern them. KEY PILLAR RESULTS: Participation (P) P1 – Relevant national, regional and local institutions apply a human rights-based approach in public policies and programmes that result from implementation of the Peace Accords; they emphasize participation and accountability in particular. work of public servants in charge of formulating development plans in three regions. This enabled them to ensure that the first stages of the process were undertaken in a participatory manner and incorporated international human rights standards. OHCHR contributed to improving the level of compliance of legislation and policy with international human rights norms and standards through technical assistance, training and monitoring activities. In August, the Ministry of Interior adopted the Protocol for the coordination of actions to respect and guarantee peaceful protest, which included OHCHR’s recommendation to identify mechanisms that would guarantee the exercise of fundamental rights related to social protest. The Office’s Training for Actions strategy with human rights defenders facilitated the 232 UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2018 Spotlights: Women OHCHR supported and strengthened the establishment of spaces for the meaningful participation of rights-holders, especially victims, ethnic groups, women and LGBTI persons, in various public processes. This was done by facilitating discussions, providing technical assistance, issuing recommendations, holding training workshops and undertaking monitoring. OHCHR facilitated dialogue between the System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition mechanisms and victims, the families of victims, human rights organizations, social processes and ethnic groups to discuss their expectations and proposals for the design, structure and regionalization of the mechanisms while also securing their active participation in these mechanisms. Moreover, OHCHR provided training on the scope and content of the mechanisms as well as technical assistance on creating the space for participation, intervention strategies, strategic litigation and the preparation of reports as a means to exercise victims’ rights before the comprehensive system and authorities of the ordinary justice system. Furthermore, the Office provided technical assistance regarding coordination between the special indigenous jurisdiction and the special jurisdiction for peace. It also made recommendations for the preparation of documents to be submitted to governmental and jurisdictional authorities, including Congress and the Constitutional Court. As a result of OHCHR’s support, two AfroColombian communities have established protocols for relations with third parties. A total of 15 indigenous communities, including the Putumayo, the Pueblo Negro di Cocomacia del Rio Atrato (Choco) and the Afro-Colombians of the Renacer Negro Community Council (Cauca) advanced with the formulation of these protocols. In addition, OHCHR supported the Ethnic Peace Commission in preparing a 20182019 workplan to address the serious human rights situation being faced by ethnic groups with the aim of increasing their participation in 2019. Moreover, OHCHR built the capacity of five local-level networks of human rights promoters to improve their participation and dialogue with local and national public servants. This enabled the networks to file legal actions and judicial remedies, thereby providing greater opportunities to participate and secure the realization of their rights. Peace and Security (PS) PS4 – Transitional justice mechanisms increase accountability for conflict-related violations of human rights and humanitarian law. OHCHR contributed to increasing the capacity of the transitional justice mechanisms to incorporate international human rights standards into their design and operations and to address the challenges deriving from the implementation of their respective mandates. In this regard, the Office provided technical inputs and ongoing support to the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) Chamber for the Acknowledgement of Truth and Responsibility. The objective was to increase its analytical and methodological capacity to develop strategies to prosecute serious human rights violations constituting crimes under international law. OHCHR also carried out advocacy activities and provided technical assistance for the approval of the general regulations and the development of selection and prioritization criteria to strengthen the capacity of the JEP to effectively respond to the demands and expectations of victims. In 2018, the legal and interpretative groundwork was laid for the substantive and operative implementation of the Commission for the Clarification of the Truth, Coexistence and Non-Recurrence (CEV). OHCHR contributed to this process by providing technical assistance through 39 technical inputs, supporting field missions to build bridges between public institutions and civil society and obtaining updated information on the situation in the regions. During the reporting period, the Office supported the analytical and methodological capacity of the CEV and worked on specialized research initiatives related to gross violations of human rights. OHCHR supported the design and structuring phase of the Missing Persons Search Unit and strengthened its capacity to incorporate international human rights standards into its presentations before the Constitutional Court. The Office also contributed to the greater use of analytical tools and methodologies to comply with the State’s international obligations with respect to the search for, location, identification and dignified delivery of the remains of those presumed missing. Mechanisms (M) M2 – The national human rights institution (NHRI), civil society organizations, individuals, and UN agencies make substantive contributions to the Treaty Bodies, special procedures, and UPR submissions. OHCHR worked with the NHRI, civil society organizations, individuals and the UN Country Team (UNCT) to ensure that substantive contributions were submitted to the treaty bodies, special procedures and the UPR. The Office and the UNCT made seven joint contributions, including one to the UPR; three (two written and one oral) to CEDAW; and two to mechanisms deriving from Security Council resolutions 1820 and 1612. On 10 May, Colombia underwent its third UPR cycle, during which 86 delegations made presentations. Colombia accepted 182 recommendations, of which 115 are related to economic, social and cultural rights and/or rights of women as well as vulnerable populations, such as LGBTI persons, children, indigenous peoples, Afro-Colombian communities and persons with disabilities. In collaboration with UN Women, the Office prepared a technical document that the UNCT submitted to CEDAW in UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2018 233