No information on whether a report was made to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) regarding the activities of the United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, AUC) in the La Paz region of Guaduas, Cundinamarca could be found among the documentary sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

The UNCHR was unwilling to provide the Research Directorate with information on whether such a report had been submitted.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

IRB databases

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Ottawa

Internet sites, including:

El Colombiano [Medellín]

Radio Caracol [Bogotá]

Semana [Bogotá]

El Tiempo [Bogotá]