A/HRC/39/6 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its thirtieth session from 7 to 18 May 2018. The review of Colombia was held at the 7th meeting, on 10 May 2018. The delegation of Colombia was headed by the Minister of the Interior, Guillermo Rivera Flores. At its 14th meeting, held on 15 May 2018, the Working Group adopted the report on Colombia. 2. On 10 January 2018, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Colombia: Australia, Panama and Qatar. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of Colombia: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/30/COL/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/30/COL/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/30/COL/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Colombia through the troika. These questions are available on the website of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The head of the delegation underscored the importance of participating in the third cycle of the universal periodic review to share the progress made by and the challenges facing his country. He thanked civil society organizations, the Ombudsman’s Office, OHCHR and the United Nations agencies present in Colombia for their commitment to achieving peace and for their daily work. 6. Peace was the best way to ensure human rights, and the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace signed in 2016 was a milestone in that regard. Victims of the conflict had participated in the peace negotiations, and the agreement contained both gender and ethnic dimensions. Provision had been made for the release and subsequent care of child victims of the conflict. Dialogue was currently being held with the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (National Liberation Army). 7. With the end of the conflict, the number of cases of kidnapping, disappearance, recruitment and displacement and the number of victims of anti-personnel mines had fallen. 2017 had been the year with the lowest homicide rate since 1975. Progress had also been made in terms of humanitarian demining; a third of municipalities had been declared minefree. 8. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army) had laid down arms and some 12,000 former combatants had rejoined civil society. In addition, 69,000 families had joined the crop substitution programmes to replace illicit crops. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia had been included as a political party in the parliamentary elections of March 2018, in which 48 per cent of the electorate had participated, the largest level of participation in Colombian history. The status of the opposition had been approved, ensuring that all political opinions would be heard. 2