International Institute on RaceEquality and Human Rights

Published purpose

This project works to promote the meaningful participation of lesbian, bisexual, gay, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people in peacebuilding efforts in Colombia. Project activities include: (1) preparing research and documentation on conflict-related violence against LGBTI people, including a focus on Afro-Colombian trans and cis-lesbian women for Colombia’s transitional justice mechanism and relevant international bodies; (2) providing training sessions for Afro-LGBTI civil society organizations on guidelines for documenting cases for Colombia’s transitional justice mechanism and carrying out advocacy at the regional, national and international levels; and (3) raising advocacy/public awareness on the situation of LGBTI victims (with a focus on Afro-LGBTI victims), with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the United Nations Independent Expert of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity; as well as to local and regional authorities in the target regions of the project.