CAT/C/COL/CO/5 The Committee reiterates that amnesties for the crime of torture are incompatible with the obligations of States parties under, inter alia, article 14 of the Convention. In this regard, the Committee refers to paragraph 5 of its general comment No. 2 (2007), on the implementation of article 2 by States parties, and to paragraph 41 of its general comment No. 3 (2012), on the implementation of article 14 by States parties. The State party should also make sure that the extradition of members of AUC does not impede investigations into abuses committed by paramilitary groups in Colombia. In addition, the State party should take steps, as a matter of urgency, to put an end to the criminal activities of members of illegal armed groups that were formed following the demobilization of paramilitary organizations. Gender-based violence 13. While welcoming the steps taken to prevent the various forms of violence against women and to punish the perpetrators of such acts, the Committee is concerned by the fact that the large number of complaints concerning gender-based violence that have been filed have led to so few convictions for crimes involving gender-based violence. According to the statistics provided by the State party, of the 266,552 complaints of offences involving gender-based violence that were filed between 2010 and 2013, only 10,671 convictions for such offences were handed down (arts. 2 and 16). The Committee urges the State party to redouble its efforts to combat all forms of gender-based violence and to ensure that all complaints are thoroughly investigated and that suspected offenders are prosecuted and, if convicted, punished appropriately. The State party should also ensure that victims receive full redress for the harm suffered, including fair and adequate compensation and the fullest rehabilitation possible. Public awareness-raising campaigns concerning violence against women should also be expanded. Sexual violence in the context of the armed conflict 14. The Committee recognizes the efforts made by the State party to combat sexual violence perpetrated by armed groups — including the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP) and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) — and by members of security forces in the context of the armed conflict. Nonetheless, the Committee remains concerned about the high levels of sexual violence in the country, much of which is directed at women and girls, many of whom are internally displaced. The Committee is also concerned by the fact that victims of sexual violence face formidable obstacles in their efforts to seek justice, and this is particularly true in the case of indigenous women and Colombian women of African descent. The Committee is, in addition, concerned by the stigmatization associated with this type of violence (arts. 2 and 16). The State party should redouble its efforts to ensure that victims of sexual violence receive redress and should adopt specific measures that will put an end to the culture of silence and stigma that surrounds this type of violence. In this regard, the Committee draws the State party’s attention to paragraph 33 of its general comment No. 3 (2012). Refugees and non-refoulement 15. Having examined the changes in asylum procedures introduced under Decree No. 2840 of 6 December 2013, the Committee observes that this decree provides that migration authorities may not accept asylum applications from persons who are in transit at border checkpoints. The Committee is concerned by the fact that the State party may have acted in breach of the principle of non-refoulement in respect of Lorent Saleh and Gerando Carrero, 4 GE.15-08413