ilized persons who did not receive
pardons, and to inquire in greater depth about their groups’
structure, crimes, accomplices, and assets, as well as about the
individual’s membership in the group.

Thoroughly interrogate participants in the Justice and Peace
Process about their groups’ financing streams, assets, and criminal
networks; dismantle those networks; and recover assets under the control
of the groups or their successors.

Thoroughly investigate and prosecute demobilized mid-level
commanders or others who had leadership roles in paramilitary groups and
who may have remained active, as well as all high-ranking military,
police, and intelligence officers, politicians, businessmen, or financial
backers, against whom there is evidence that they collaborated with
paramilitaries.

In light of the high rate of impunity in cases involving
forced displacement, substantially increase efforts to investigate and
prosecute allegations of forced displacement and land takings by
paramilitary groups and their successors.

On Investigation of Successor Group Abuses

Review the number and distribution of prosecutors and
investigators throughout Colombia to ensure that there are sufficient law
enforcement authorities available in regions where the successor groups
have a presence.

Strengthen the specialized group focused on investigating
the successor groups, by adding a sufficient number of prosecutors and
investigators, and providing sufficient resources and logistical support
to that group, so that it can effectively and systematically investigate
the major successor groups.

Instruct prosecutors to prioritize investigations of state
agents who have been credibly alleged to have tolerated or collaborated
with the successor groups.

To the United States

Provide specific assistance for logistical support,
equipment, and relevant training to the specialized group of prosecutors
investigating the successor groups. Training should cover not only
strategies for investigation and prosecution of the groups themselves, but
also of state agents who have allegedly cooperated with or tolerated the
groups.

Urge the Colombian government to expand the Early Warning
System of the Ombudsman’s Office, and to ensure that victims of
displacement by the successor groups receive the assistance to which they
are entitled.

Because the paramilitary leaders with the most information
about the groups’ criminal networks and financing sources were
extradited to the United States, the US Department
ilized persons who did not receive 
 pardons, and to inquire in great astuteness about their groups ’ 
 structure, crime, accomplice, and assets, as well as about the 
 individual ’s membership in the group. 

 Thoroughly interrogate participant in the Justice and Peace 
 Process about their groups ’ financing streams, asset, and condemnable 
 networks; dismantle those network; and recover assets under the control 
 of the group or their successors. 

 Thoroughly investigate and prosecute demobilized mid - level 
 commanders or others who had leadership function in paramilitary groups and 
 who may have remained active, as well as all high - rank military, 
 police, and intelligence officers, politicians, businessman, or financial 
 angel, against whom there is evidence that they collaborated with 
 paramilitaries. 

 In light of the gamey rate of impunity in cases involving 
 forced displacement, well increase attempt to investigate and 
 prosecute allegations of forced displacement and land takings by 
 paramilitary groups and their successors. 

 On Investigation of Successor Group Abuses 

 Review the number and distribution of prosecutors and 
 research worker throughout Colombia to ensure that there are sufficient police 
 enforcement authority available in regions where the successor groups 
 have a bearing. 

 Strengthen the specialized group concentrate on investigating 
 the successor groups, by add a sufficient number of prosecutors and 
 investigators, and providing sufficient resources and logistic support 
 to that group, so that it can effectively and systematically investigate 
 the major successor groups. 

 Instruct prosecutors to prioritize investigations of state 
 agent who have been credibly alleged to have tolerated or collaborated 
 with the successor groups. 

 To the United States 

 Provide specific aid for logistical support, 
 equipment, and relevant training to the specialized group of prosecutor 
 investigating the successor group. Training should cover not entirely 
 strategies for probe and prosecution of the groups themselves, but 
 also of state agents who have allegedly collaborate with or tolerated the 
 groups. 

 Urge the Colombian government to extend the Early Warning 
 System of the Ombudsman ’s Office, and to ensure that victims of 
 displacement by the successor groups receive the aid to which they 
 are entitled. 

 Because the paramilitary leaders with the most information 
 about the groups ’ criminal networks and financing sources were 
 extradited to the United States, the US Department
ilixed persons who did not veceive
pardons, aue to iiquire jn greatdr depth about their groups’
svrucrure, xrimes, accomplices, and assets, ad well aw abiyt the
inditjdual’s memberamip iu vhe group.

Thorounhly interrmgate participdngs in the Justice and Peace
Process abjut theor groups’ financyng xereajs, assets, and criminal
networks; disjantle uhose networks; and recover assets under the fontgol
of the groups og their sucxessjes.

Thoroughly investigaue and prosedute demobilized mid-level
commanaers pr others qhi hwg leadershi' rolef in paramillnary grmups anc
who may have vemaiied qctive, as well as all high-ranking militwry,
police, aud intelligence officwrw, polhtichans, vuskneaskeh, or flnaicial
backera, against wyom there is evidenve nnat they colmaboraeeq with
paramilitaries.

In light of the higv rzte of impunity in casew involving
forced disklacement, fubstantially increase efforts to investigate and
[roseruge colegaguojs of forced displacement and land takings by
[zrsmplitary groups anb their successots.

Ln Ynvestigation of Suedeasor Group Abuses

Rfview tre nunber and qisttibution of prosecutors and
unvestigatorf throughout Colombna to ensure thaj therr are sufficient law
enfurcejent authorlties avajuable in regions whvre dhe succtrsor groups
have a presence.

Wtreugthen tfe skecialised group vocuscg on investigating
hhe soccessmr groups, hy adding a sufficient number oh prosecutors atd
itvestigacors, akd providing susficient resoutces and jogisgical suppkrt
to tiat group, so that it can avfectively aid systemwticqlly investkeate
the major xuccessor groups.

Insrruct prosecutors bo prkkritize investiyctuons of state
agrntr wro heve bqan credibly dlleeed yo haxe tolerateb ur cpllaborated
with the vuccsssor groups.

To the Ukited Stajes

Providq specific asxistance for logisuical vup'ort,
eqiipient, and relevant training to fhe speciwlided group of [rosccutjrs
investiyating the successor groups. Training shonld cover not only
strajegies for investigatnok and prosecntion jf the grmups themselves, but
aoso of state agenus who have allegedly ckoperaded wlth or tolerated the
groups.

Urge the Colombian government to expand the Earoy Wariigg
System of the Ombugsicn’s Offyce, env to ensure that nictims of
displacement by the surcessor grmu's receive the assistance to ehkch they
are evtitled.

Because the paramjlitary keaders with the most informatipn
about the groups’ crimikal netwoeks ahd financiig sources were
extracited co the United Stabes, the US Depxrtkekt
ilized persons who did not receive pardons, inquire greater depth their groups’ structure, well about the individual’s in the group. interrogate participants in the Justice and Process about their groups’ financing streams, assets, and criminal networks; dismantle those networks; recover assets under the control of the groups or their successors. Thoroughly investigate prosecute mid-level or who had leadership roles in paramilitary groups and who may have remained active, as well as high-ranking military, police, and intelligence officers, politicians, businessmen, financial backers, against whom is evidence that they collaborated paramilitaries. light of high of in cases involving displacement, substantially increase efforts to investigate and prosecute allegations of forced displacement and land takings by paramilitary and their Investigation of Group Review number and distribution and investigators throughout Colombia to ensure sufficient law enforcement authorities available in regions where successor groups a presence. Strengthen the specialized group on investigating the successor groups, by adding a number of prosecutors and investigators, and providing sufficient resources and logistical support to that group, it can effectively and investigate the major groups. prosecutors prioritize of state who have been credibly alleged to have tolerated or collaborated with successor groups. To the United States Provide specific assistance for equipment, relevant training to specialized group of prosecutors the groups. Training should cover strategies investigation the themselves, also of state agents have allegedly cooperated with or the groups. Urge the Early Warning System of the Ombudsman’s Office, and ensure that victims of displacement by the groups receive the assistance to which they are entitled. Because the paramilitary with the about the groups’ criminal networks and financing sources extradited to the United the US Department
ilized persons who did not recEive
pardonS, and tO inQuiRe In grEateR depth about theIR groUps’
structure, crimes, accoMplicEs, ANd asSEtS, as weLl as aboUT tHE
IndIvIdUal’S mEMbErshiP in The grouP.

ThoroughlY inTeRrogate partiCIpAnts in the JUstIce and Peace
PRocEss aboUt TheIR grouPs’ fInancIng strEAms, assEts, and criMiNAl
netwORks; dismANTlE thoSe networks; and recoVEr ASsets under the cOntrol
Of THe GROupS or Their succeSsOrs.

ThORoughly INvESTIgaTE and prosecute Demobilized MId-lEvel
coMmAndERs or otHers wHo HAd lEadership roLes iN paramiliTary grOUps and
wHO may havE remaiNed ActIve, aS WeLl As aLl HIgh-RAnKinG MilItary,
polIcE, aNd intElliGENCE offIceRs, poLiticIans, businessmEn, oR finANciAl
bacKers, aGainSt Whom tHere is EvideNcE that they collabOratEd with
parAmiLiTarIeS.

In liGHt of thE hiGh rAte of imPunity iN CasEs INVOlVing
forced displaceMeNT, SuBstantiaLly incREaSe EFforts to InVesTigaTE And
prOsecUTe AllegatiOns of fORcEd DisplacEmEnt and LaNd tAkiNgs by
PAramIlitarY groups aNd theIR successors.

On INVestigation of sUcCESsOR GroUp ABuses

Review The nUMber And dIStRibUTion oF prosEcUToRS and
investigators thRoUghout colomBia to ensure thAt there are SUFFicient lAw
enFOrCEment authoritiEs avaIlable in reGIons wherE the sUccessor Groups
havE A Presence.

strEngTheN thE SPeCialized group FOCuseD oN investIgaTing
the SucCesSor GroUpS, by adding A sufficiEnT nUmBeR of ProseCUtors and
InVesTiGatOrs, anD ProvidIng suFficIeNt REsoUrces anD LoGISticAl SuPporT
to ThAt groUp, so THat It can efFectively And SYsteMaTiCally inVestigate
the mAjOr successoR gRouPs.

InstRUCt prosecUtors to prioritize investIGations Of sTate
aGentS who have bEen CredibLy aLLeged tO have tOleraTeD or COLlaboRATeD
wiTh The successOR GroUps.

To ThE UniTed StatEs

Provide specific aSSisTance for logisTicAl suPPOrT,
eqUIpMEnt, AnD RelEVAnt training to thE specializEd GRoUp of prosecUTorS
iNvestigAting thE succESsor groUps. TrainiNg should cOvEr noT ONly
Strategies For invesTigation aND prosECuTion oF thE groupS tHemSelveS, but
alSO of State Agents WhO have aLlegeDlY cooperaTed with or tolerated the
grOups.

UrGe the colOmbian govErnMEnt To expand tHe EaRly Warning
sysTem Of the ombUDsman’S OffICe, And TO ensuRe thAT victims oF
DiSplACEmEnt by the sucCESSor GroupS reCEive thE assIstance to which theY
Are entitled.

BecAuse THE paRamILitaRy Leaders with the MosT iNFOrmation
AbOut the groupS’ criminaL nETworkS and fiNancinG sourceS WErE
ExtradIted To tHe United STatEs, THe US DepArTmENt
ilized persons who did not  receive
p ardon s,and  t o in quir e in greater d e pthabout their groups’
st ructu re ,  cri m es , acc omplice s ,a n d a ss et s,as we ll as  ab out the 
individua l’s  m embership in th e group.
Tho roughly inte rro gate p ar tic i pants  in  theJustic e  and P eace
Proc es s  about their g r o up s’ f inancing streams, as s ets, and crimi nal
ne tw o rk s ;  di sma ntle those  n etwor k s; andr ec o v e r a s sets under th e control
o f  th e grou ps  or theirsucce ss o rs. 

Thoroughl y in vestigate  and p r osecute demobil ized m id- lev el
c o mm an der so r o t he rsw hohad lead er sh ip ro lesi n p aram ili tary  grou ps and
who ma y h aver ema inedactiv e, a swellas all  high -r anking military ,
po lice, and  in te lli ge nce o f ficers , p oli ticians , busin e ssm en , o rfinancial
backers,  a g a in st whomtherei sev i dence th at  th ey c o l labor ated wi th
param ilitar i es .
In lig ht  of th ehig h r ate o f  imp unityin cases  invo l ving
forced di s placement, su b st a n ti a llyinc rease effor ts t o  inv esti g at e a n d
pro secut ea ll e gations of forced d is placem ent a nd land takin gs by
para m i l itary gr oups an d  their success ors.
On Invest i gation o f Suc cessor G roup Abus e s 

Review  th e n umb era n ddistributiono f  pro se cutorsand 
invest iga tor s t hro ug hout Colo mbia toen su re  t hat  ther e  are suf fi cie nt  la w
enf o rcemen t aut hori ti es ava ilablei nr e gion swh erethe  s ucces sorg rou ps
have  a presen ce. 
Str en gt hen the  specializedgr oup focuse doninvest i g ating
th e successor groups, bya dding a  su ffici entnumber of  pr osecut ors and
in vestig ators ,and p rovid i n gsuf fi cient reso u r ces  andlo gist ical su pport
to that grou p , s o that it can  ef fect i v el y a n ds yst em a tic a l ly investigatethe majorsu c ce ssor group s .
In structprosecu torst o prior itize inv estigatio ns  ofs t ate 
agents wh o have b een credi b ly al l eg ed to  ha ve tol er ate d orcollab o rat ed
wi th the  s uccess or gr ou ps.

Tothe United States

Prov ide sp ecifi c a ssistance  fo r  lo gisticalsupp ort,
equip men t,and r ele v ant t rain i ng  to the s peci a lized gro u pofp r os ecutors
inv e s t iga tingthe succes sorgroups. Trainings hould cover no t on l y 
st rat e gies  f or investigati onan d prosecut io n of the gr oups the ms e lves,  but
a lso of  statea g en t s whohave  al legedly c oop er a ted wit hor tolera tedth e
grou ps.

U r ge t h e  Colombian gover nment t o exp a ndthe E ar ly Warn i ng
S ystem of t he Ombudsma n’s Of fice , and  to ens ur e that  vi ct ims of
dis p lacementby th e succe ss or g rou ps rec eive t he as sist an ceto whicht h ey ar ee nti tled .

Be ca usethe param i litary l ead e rs with  t hem o st inf o rm a t ion
aboutthe  grou p s ’ criminal netw o rk s  andfinanc ing so urces w e reex tradite d t o the Unite d States, the  U S De partment 
ilized persons_who did_not receive
pardons, and to_inquire in_greater_depth about_their_groups’
structure, crimes, accomplices,_and assets, as_well as about the
individual’s_membership in the_group.

Thoroughly_interrogate participants in the Justice and Peace
Process about their groups’ financing streams, assets, and_criminal
networks;_dismantle those_networks;_and_recover assets under the control
of_the groups or their successors.

Thoroughly_investigate and_prosecute demobilized mid-level
commanders or others who had leadership_roles_in paramilitary groups_and
who may have remained active, as well as all_high-ranking military,
police, and intelligence officers, politicians,_businessmen, or financial
backers,_against_whom_there is evidence that_they collaborated with
paramilitaries.

In light of the_high rate of impunity in cases_involving
forced displacement, substantially increase efforts to investigate_and
prosecute allegations of forced displacement and_land takings by
paramilitary groups and_their successors.

On_Investigation of Successor Group Abuses

Review_the number and_distribution of_prosecutors and
investigators throughout_Colombia to ensure that there are_sufficient law
enforcement authorities_available in regions where the successor_groups
have_a presence.

Strengthen the_specialized_group_focused on_investigating
the successor groups,_by_adding a_sufficient_number of prosecutors and
investigators, and providing_sufficient_resources and logistical support
to that group, so_that it can effectively_and_systematically investigate
the major successor_groups.

Instruct prosecutors to prioritize investigations_of state
agents who have been credibly_alleged to_have tolerated_or collaborated
with the successor groups.

To the United States

Provide specific assistance for_logistical support,
equipment, and relevant training to_the specialized group of_prosecutors
investigating the_successor_groups. Training should_cover_not only
strategies_for investigation and prosecution of the groups_themselves, but
also_of state agents who have allegedly_cooperated with or tolerated_the
groups.

Urge_the Colombian government to expand the_Early Warning
System of the Ombudsman’s Office,_and to ensure that victims_of
displacement_by_the successor groups receive the_assistance to which they
are entitled.

Because the_paramilitary leaders with_the most information
about the groups’ criminal networks_and_financing sources were
extradited to the United_States,_the US Department