affected within the framework of conflict, specially the Afro-Colombian population and the members of
indigenous communities.
The Law for Victims and Restitution of Lands for example, through which integral measures of action,
assistance, and reparation are dictated for the victims of armed internal conflict, establish specific norms
for minority groups, which were developed in previous consultation with these groups.
In the institutional sphere, the training undertaken by the Military Forces and the National Police in the
matter of human rights is emphasized with the intention that the Public Forces observe, in the capacity of
their operations, the guidelines imparted by the instruments for the protection of minorities and to
strengthen their relationship with these communities. The creation of specific divisions inside the
Ombudsman and the Attorney General’s Office is also emphasized.
Finally, we would like to highlight the activities of the National Unit for Protection, the authority
responsible for articulating preventative measures and promoting the rights to life, integrity, liberty and
the security of persons that, given their post or in the exercise of their functions, could be in extreme
risk. The Unit applies the principle of differential focus in its activities. Within the persons it protects,
there are 246 representatives or members of minority groups who count with individual plans of
protection.
Thank you very much.