Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration in Colombia: Lost human rights opportunities for ex-combatants with disabilities

Authors

Minerva Rivas Velarde, University of Geneva
Janet E. Lord, University of Baltimore School of LawFollow
Michael Ashley Stein, Harvard Law SchoolFollow
Thomas Shakespeare, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Document Type

Article

Journal Title

Journal of Human Rights

Volume

21

First Page

18

Publication Date

2022

Abstract

This article examines whether and how the circumstances of Colombian ex-combatants with disabilities were recognized in the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) processes in the period following the adoption of the 2016 peace agreement. Our results suggest severe procedural and substantive shortcomings during the drafting of the peace agreement and the implementation of the DDR processes that exacerbated the exclusion of ex-combatants with disabilities from available opportunities for their social, economic, and political reintegration. We conclude that a better understanding of the disabling impact of conflict and the exp

Recommended Citation

Velarde, Minerva Rivas; Lord, Janet E.; Stein, Michael Ashley; and Shakespeare, Thomas, "Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration in Colombia: Lost human rights opportunities for ex-combatants with disabilities" (2022). Articles. 28.
https://scholarworks.law.ubalt.edu/fac_articles/28