Colombia Internacional (Jan 2009)
OING y derechos humanos en Colombia.
Abstract
Upon recognizing that there is a scarcity regarding the literature in the country on the civil society in general and the Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in particular, we ask the following questions in this article: What role does international NGOs play regarding human rights in Colombia? What tools do they have at their disposal? After a few contemplations on the human rights subject in terms of: 1) the international legal context, 2) the application mandate, and 3) the activism deployed by these organizations, this article concludes that international NGOs in Colombia further intense public action, in networks, that distinguishes them, more than as activities, but as resolute agents. A double momentum in their repertoire allows them to be assertive in the national as well as the international state. They censure when rights are vulnerated; when there is no national legislation, they appeal to international regulations so that violations are punished, and they are always striving to save lives.
