YOUNG CONFLICT VICTIMS MORE AT RISK TO BE AFFECTED BY VIOLENCE, AS VICTIMS AND PERPETRATORS In general, youth are more at risk of committing acts of crime and being victims of violence. 51% of people arrested in Colombia ...

COMPREHENSIVE REPARATION CAN HELP RETURNEES STEER CLEAR OF VIOLENCE Between 7 and 19 percent of Colombia’s internally displaced population has declared an interest in returning, representing a possible return case-load ...

NEW GALLUP RESULTS OUT: DESPITE IMPATIENCE WITH SPEED OF IMPLEMENTING ACCORDS, OPTIMISM UP According to the most recent Gallup results, 55 percent of Colombians believe the implementation of the peace accords is going in ...

Since the last Gallup survey, Colombia passed the referendum of the revised peace accords in Congress and concentrated over 7,000 FARC guerrillas. “In practical and concrete terms,” the Silla Vacía reports, the conflict ...

VICTIMS’ MARKED ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DISADVANTAGES CAN LEAD TO HEIGHTENED VIOLENCE Statistics have shown that victims’ economic and social disadvantages heighten their risks of violence. Overall, conflict victims have less ...