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Report of the VIII International Caravan of Jurists to Colombia - August 2024

The final report of the 8th edition of the International Caravana of Jurists to Colombia, which ran from 19 to 28 August 2024, is available.

The 2024 Caravana was composed of 22 jurists from eight European countries, Canada and South America. The delegation visited Colombian regions marked by persistent conflict, including the departments of Cauca, Valle del Cauca, Magdalena and Bolívar, and focused its efforts on documenting human rights violations and the challenges faced by lawyers, human rights defenders and the communities they represent to access justice, analysing the situation using gender and ethnic perspectives and from the viewpoint of victims and peasant communities. The delegation also aimed at engaging in dialogue with the Colombian authorities on this subject; and to raise international awareness of the issues surrounding access to justice in Colombia.