A 'House of Rights' for Colombia's displaced people

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Author(s)
Valdivieso, G. and Verney, M. H.
Publication language
English
Date published
30 Sep 2005
Publisher
UNHCR
Type
Articles
Keywords
Protection, human rights & security, Forced displacement and migration, Urban
Countries
Colombia
Organisations
United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (UNHCR)
Link
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/news/opendoc.htm?tbl=NEWS&id=433d40964

The UN refugee agency and Colombia's National Ombudsman's Office on Thursday inaugurated a Casa de los Derechos – or 'House of Rights' – for thousands of displaced people in Altos de Cazucá, a troubled neighbourhood on the outskirts of the capital Bogota.