Internal displacement in 2010: What are the major challenges? 2010, para. 71
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It is also worth noting that the Kampala Convention obliges States to hold members of armed groups criminally responsible for violations of the rights of the displaced, including arbitrary displacement. A number of countries such as Colombia have already criminalized arbitrary displacement in their penal legislation, although the number of prosecutions and convictions remains low.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
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Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
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Persons on the move
Year
2010
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Other
Reference
SR Internally Displaced Persons, Report to the HRC (2010), A/HRC/13/21, para. 71.