U.S. Policy
State Department Backgrounder on Colombia
State
Department: Human Rights Certification of Colombia
State
Department Press Releases on Colombia
LAWG
- Blueprint
for a New Colombia Policy --
A detailed analysis of current U.S.-Colombia policy which gives recommendations
to policy makers for improving U.S. policy toward Colombia. March 2005
- LAWG
Initiatives
- LAWG Publications
Nongovernmental Organizations
- Colombia:
Rosy Picture Belies Stark Problems – A Human Rights
Watch op-ed recommending that President Bush raise human rights concerns
when he meets with Colombia’s President Uribe, June 2006.
- Letter
to the State Department from CRLN
(pdf) on Colombia human rights certification, August 2005.
- A
Bad Plan in Colombia –
A Human Rights Watch op-ed that documents efforts by the Colombian government
to avoid extraditing paramilitary leaders to the U.S., May 2005.
- Amnesty
International Press Release - Colombia: International community
must reaffirm its commitment to the UN human rights recommendations
as the framework for resolving Colombia's long-standing armed conflict.
February 1, 2005
- ¿Cuál
es el balance del Plan Colombia?
Un balance de estos resultado en la cual el gobierno norteamerican ha invertido mas de 3.30 millones de dolares, puede observarse en los siguientes puntos. Enero del 2005.
- Trade
Union Letter to Congress on Colombia Policy, July 2004.
- Andes 2020: A New Strategy for the Challenges
of Colombia and the Region
A publication by the Council on Foreign Relations, January 2004.
• English (pdf)
• Español (pdf)
- Center for International Policy analysis
on US mission expansion in Colombia
This report outlines US policy in Colombia, which was originally limited to counter-drug activities, and its expansion to include counter-insurgency assistance. An excellent background piece, the report raises crucial questions about the direction of US military assistance programs in Colombia.
February 2003
http://www.ciponline.org/colombia/0302ipr.htm
