COLUMBIA HUMAN RIGHTS LAW REVIEW ONLINE

Gender Violence Against Afro-Columbian Women: Making the Promise of International Human Rights Law Real

The article addresses the impact of gender violence against Afro-descendant and Indigenous Colombian women. The article notes that after signing the 2016 Peace Accord, Columbia has continued to struggle with the implementation of gender equality and women’s human rights. It is suggested that the difficulty may in part be due to a strong presence of other illegal armed groups and criminal organizations.