Violencia de género en el marco del conflicto armado

Abstract

The present article showcases an investigative work in which gender violence is approached within the armed conflict context. The starting point for this article was a bibliographic exploration at a national and international level with the purpose of defining what is understood as gender violence , and how it is seen within the armed conflict in Colombia and what are its prime characteristics.

Gender violence in the context of armed conflict has been a topic of discussion on the country’s public agenda, especially when integral care for the victims of the armed conflict in Colombia is discussed. This can be understood as physical, psychological, moral and property attacks by members of legal and illegal armed groups against a person on the basis of their sex and sexual identity.