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Colombia : displaced and discarded : the plight of internally displaced persons in Bogotá and Cartagena
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- Other Title
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- At head of ftitle : Human Rights Watch
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York, NY : Human Rights Watch, 2005
- Physical Details
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- 60 pages : map, photographs ; 28 cm
- OCLC
- ocm62323250
- Cover title.
- "October 2005." -- contents page.
- " Michael Bochenek wrote the report." -- p.56.
- Includes Glossary.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic document available at the Human Rights Watch web site.
- Summary. -- Recommendations. Humanitarian assistance -- Education -- Health needs -- Returns to home communities. -- Internal displacement in Colombia. The conflict in Colombia -- Forced displacement as a consequence of the conflict -- The scope of internal displacement -- Living conditions -- Return to home communities -- Internal displacement in international and Colombian law. -- Registration and humanitarian assistance. The cost of humanitarian assistance -- International standards and Colombian law. -- Access to education. The lack of space for displaced children -- School fees -- The cost of uniforms and books -- Government efforts to eliminate barriers to education -- The right to education. -- Access to public health services. The health needs of displaced families -- Colombia's health care systems -- Discrimination in access to health services. -- Acknowledgements