Colombian authorities fail survivors of sexual violence

Publication Date:  21 September 2011 A new Amnesty International report says the rights of survivors of sexual violence to truth, justice and reparation are being denied by the authorities. Teaser image:  Amnesty International Index Number:  AMR 23/018/2011 The Colombian authorities have failed to tackle the lack of justice for women and girl survivors during the country's long-running armed conflict, Amnesty International said in a new report today."Women and girls in Colombia are often treated as trophies of war. They are raped and sexually abused by all the warring…

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