A/HRC/7/39 page 3 CONTENTS Paragraphs Introduction ................................................................................................... Page 1-3 4 I. THE POLITICAL CONTEXT ........................................................ 4-9 4 II. THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW SITUATION ......................................... 10 - 79 7 A. State authorities ....................................................................... 12 - 38 7 B. The demobilization processes .................................................. 39 - 43 13 C. Guerrilla groups ....................................................................... 44 - 48 15 D. Situations of special concern and particularly vulnerable groups ...................................................................................... 49 - 79 16 III. ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE IN COLOMBIA .......................... 80 - 91 23 IV. RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................ 92 - 94 25 Annex Representative cases of violations of human rights and breaches of international humanitarian law .............................................................................................................. 27