Publication

This report by Amnesty International analyzes the process of paramilitary disarmament and demobilization in Medellín and Colombia in general. The report stresses that any demobilization of members of illegal armed groups must also ensure that combatants are effectively removed from the conflict and not simply "recycled" or "redefined" into new armed, yet legal, structures. The report assesses whether the paramilitaries in Medellín and elsewhere in Colombia have truly demobilized and whether paramilitary structures have been dismantled, as well as if international norms of truth, justice, and reparation are being applied in any possible demobilization process.