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Atthe36thinMay2006theCommitteeagainstTorturerequestedthattheSecretariatprovide `  itwithanoteontheexperiencetodateofarticle20inquiresaswellaselementsforpossibleinquiry L  inseveralcountries:Colombia,Guatemala,Nepal,TogoandUzbekistan.Thepresentconference 8  roompaperseekstorespondtothatrequest. $  ...   COLOMBIA  19.  Thepresentsummaryisarecapitulationofreferencestotortureasacommonorsystematic \ practiceinColombiaindocumentswhichtheCommitteeagainsttortureexaminedatits31stsession H (10-21November2003),duringtheconsiderationofthethirdperiodicreportofColombia,under 4 Article19oftheConvention,aswellasinsubsequentdocuments.  p 20.  TheCommittee,initsConcludingObservations"reiteratesitsconcernatthenumerousacts H oftortureandill-treatmentreportedwidelyandsystematicallycommittedbytheStatesecurityforces 4 andorgansintheStatepartybothduringandoutsidearmedoperations.Italsoexpressesitsconcern   atthehighnumberofforceddisappearancesandarbitraryexecutions."1   21.  OFFICIALSUBMISSIONSBYNON-GOVERNMENTAL_ORGANISATIONS_ԀWHERE  REFERENCESAREMADETOTHEWIDESPREADPRACTICEOFTORTUREIN   COLOMBIA: l! a)  AmnestyInternationalbriefingtotheUNCommitteeontheConventionagainstTortureon D#! theRepublicofColombia,November2003 0$" b)  _Comisi;n_Ԁ_Colombiana_Ԁde_Juristas_,_Informe_Ԁ_alterno_Ԁal_tercer_Ԁ_informe_Ԁ_peri;dico_Ԁdel_Estado_ &X!$ _colombiano_Ԁal_Comit_Ԁcontrala_Tortura_,October2003 &D"% NOTE:Theshadowreportcontainsarequestforaninquiryunderarticle20 '0#& c)  _Asociaci;n_Ԁ_Nacional_Ԁde_Ayuda_Ԁ_Solidaria_,TheGovernmentofDemocraticSecurityTortures, )%( October2003 *%)  h-(, _Individualcases  d)  SeparatesubmissionbyComisi;nColombianadeJuristasdocumenting27torturecasesby  Stateagents(2002-2003),including7casesinprisonordetentionfacilities. t 22.  BACKGROUNDDOCUMENTSBROUGHTTOTHEATTENTIONOFTHE L  COMMITTEEATTHE31stSESSIONWHEREREFERENCESAREMADETOTHE 8  WIDESPREADPRACTICEOFTORTUREINCOLOMBIA: $ t UnitedNations  L  a)  ReportoftheUNHighCommissionerforHumanRightsonthehumanrightssituationin $  Colombia(E/CN.4/2003/13)   b)  ReportoftheSpecialRapporteurontheQuestionofTorture(E/CN.4/2003/68/Add.1,pgs.   76-83)   c)  ReportoftheRepresentativeoftheSecretary-Generaloninternallydisplacedpersons, \ missiontoColombia(E/CN.4/2000/83/Add.1) H d)  ReportoftheSpecialRapporteuronviolenceagainstwomen,missiontoColombia  p (E/CN.4/2002/83/Add.3)  \ e)  ReportoftheSpecialRepresentativeofthesecretary-Generalonhumanrightsdefender, 4 missiontoColombia(E/CN.4/2002/106/Add.2)   f)  UNHCRConfidentialComments  NGO  g)  AmnestyInternational2003Report,Colombia X  h)  AmnestyInternationalPressRelease"Colombia:LatestvotebyCongressisalicenseforthe 0"  militarytoflouthumanrights",8October2003 #l! i)  AmnestyInternational,"ColombiaSecurityatWhatCost?TheGovernment'sFailureto $D # ConfronttheHumanRightsCrisis",10December2002 %0!$ j)  HumanRightsWatchWorldReport2003,Colombia '#& k)  HumanRightsWatch,"Colombia'sCheckbookImpunity",22September2003 )$(  @-(, Ѐ23.  DOCUMENTSCONTAININGREFERENCESTOTHEWIDESPREADPRACTICEOF  TORTUREINCOLOMBIA,SUBSEQUENTTOTHE31THSESSION:  UnitedNations `   TheHumanRightsCommittee,initsConcludingObservations(2004)expressed; 8  "concern(ed)aboutthefactthatasignificantnumberofarbitrarydetentions,abductions,forced $ t disappearances,casesoftorture,extrajudicialexecutionsandmurderscontinuetooccurintheState  ` party."2  L    TheCommitteeontheRightsoftheChild,initsConcludingObservations(2006)gavevoice $  to"concern(ed)overnumerousinstancesofviolencebytheregularmilitaryforceswherebychildren   havebeenkilled,includingcaseswherechildrenhavebeenfalselyreportedaskilledincombatby   thearmy."3     TheOfficeoftheHighCommissionerinColombianotedinitsannualreport(covering2005) p totheCommissiononHumanRightsthat;"Theparamilitariesrepeatedlyviolatedtheircommitment \ toacessationofhostilitiesandpersistedincommittinghomicides,threatsandattacksagainstthe H civilianpopulation,hostage-taking,tortureandhumiliatingordegradingtreatment,forced 4 displacements,recruitmentofchildrenandactsofsexualviolence8Othercaseswereattributedto  p paramilitariesactingwiththeconnivanceofmembersofthesecurityforces,especiallyinPutumayo  \ andinNario.Severalactswereprecededbyarbitrarydetentionsandtorture.Thevictimswere H reportedlysubjectedtoill-treatmentduringinterrogationpriortobeingexecuted. 4   TheReportoftheWorkingGrouponEnforcedorInvoluntaryDisappearancesonitsmission   toColombiain2005affirmsthat;"Fromthebeginningofthemission,theWorkingGroupfound,  toitsregret,thatthereissubstantialunderreportingofcasesofenforceddisappearanceinColombia"4  OrganisationofAmericanStates l InterAmericanCommissiononHumanRights5 D!   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