Persons with disabilities and the Colombian armed conflict

This article is about the armed conflict in Colombia and the situation for people with disabilities. Decades of internal conflict have created a complex situation which both gives rise to disability but also fails to take account of the many urgent needs of people with disabilities. Despite the rati...

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Autores:
Biel Portero, Israel
Bolaños Enriquez, Tania Gicela
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2018
Institución:
Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
Repositorio:
Repositorio UCC
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OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.ucc.edu.co:20.500.12494/41707
Acceso en línea:
https://doi.org/10.15381/rinvp.v21i1.15109
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85045932319&doi=10.15381%2frivep.v29i1.14195&partnerID=40&md5=d63cea48253f0f05e2ad6ac76dca2561
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12494/41707
Palabra clave:
armed conflict
Colombia
International Humanitarian Law
peace process
victims
Rights
closedAccess
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http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_14cb
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Summary:This article is about the armed conflict in Colombia and the situation for people with disabilities. Decades of internal conflict have created a complex situation which both gives rise to disability but also fails to take account of the many urgent needs of people with disabilities. Despite the ratification by Colombia of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, persons with disabilities are still not accorded a voice in the peace agreements. Although there is little known about the extent of disability in Colombia, it is important to understand the history of the Colombian armed conflict to see how it impacts on disability issues. We conclude by highlighting the legal instruments in Colombia which provide opportunities now to redress some of those wrongs. © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.