Stakeholder Submission. Universal Periodic Review 44th Session - Colombia

Abstract

This report aims to generate doubts and raise questions about the protection of the rights to freedom of expression and opinion, privacy, personal data protection, the closing of spaces for civil society, and the right to protest, as well as the rights of the Venezuelan migrant and refugee population. Through 52 sections containing information about various cases that demonstrate the excessive use of public force against migrants and protesters, the reality of digital violence against women due to gender-related issues, the existing barriers to access to education for migrant girls, boys, and adolescents, the difficulties in accessing and remaining in the labor market for migrant populations, and other aspects of the lack of human rights protection, Dejusticia, the Karisma Foundation, and Privacy International expose these cases of violence and discrimination. In the end, they propose a list of recommendations to the Colombian government regarding the aforementioned cases