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General conclusion

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AutorEsteban Muñoz-Galeano
Cargo del AutorBachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Antioquia, Colombia
Páginas71-73
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General conclusions
• The open economic mining policies of Colombia’s last governments
-2002-2010, 2010-2014- have had a series of unexpected side
effects resulting in internal displacement and harm to the
environment by private companies and illegal armed groups.
Consequently, there have been multiple violations to human
rights by private companies in diverse mining areas in Colombia,
which on some occasions have led to forced displacement,
spoliation and persecution of leaders. There have also been cases
of environmental degradation, mainly due to the extraction of
minerals through open-pit systems and the irresponsible handling
of toxic chemicals.
• Because of the unexpected effects mentioned above, there has
been a breach of the internally displaced persons’ rights to dignity
and physical, mental and moral integrity, liberty and security, life
during displacement, freedom of movement, and to an adequate
standard of living. Also, there has been a breach of the right to
life, to health, to access clean water, to food and to work, of the
mine workers, people living in local communities and minorities
present in nearby areas.
• The violation of these different rights breaches both international
and local law. Indeed, there are multiple violations of the UN Guiding
Principles on Internal Displacement, the Geneva Convention IV
and its Additional Protocols, the American Declaration of Human
Rights, the Stockholm Declaration, the World Charter for Nature,
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the 1991
Colombian Constitution, among others.
• The International and local normative calls for State accountability
when it comes to safeguarding the human rights of displaced
persons and the protection of the environment. Therefore, with

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