Publication: Evaluación de Término Medio del Proyecto Embajada de Suecia – Defensoría del Pueblo, Colombia

Download Final Evaluation Report here: Evaluación de Término Medio del Proyecto Embajada de Suecia – Defensoría del Pueblo, Colombia

Sweden has been a lead donor to the Colombian Ombudsman’s Office since 1996. This midterm review of the 2009-2012 programme must be seen against the backdrop of Colombia’s serious human rights situation, particularly for the country’s 3,7 mill ID Ps. The Swedish cooperation aims particularly to support the community-oriented work of the Ombudsman, not least through a group of 50 young and dedicated community rights workers who in many cases represent the only state presence and share the risks of the victims. The very positive assessment of the Ombudsman’s regional outreach does not find a similarly effective advocacy with those executive institutions responsible for protection on the ground. The new human rights deal announced by President Santos
since 2010 has apparently not been fully taken advantage of neither by the Ombudsman nor by the diplomatic and donor community.

Commissioned by the Swedish Embassy in Colombia/Sida, under Sida's Framework Agreement for Reviews, Evaluations and Advisory services on Results Frameworks

Authors: Vegard Bye and Martha Inés Romero, Indevelop AB, 2011