Constitución en Inglés

324 constituteproject.org Colombia 2021 Unit for Searching for Persons Con- sidered Disappeared in the Context of and as a Result of the Armed Conflict [UBPD, initials in Spanish] The Unit for Searching for Persons Considered Disappeared in the Context of and as a Result of the Armed Conflict will be a national-level entity with legal status and administrative, budgetary, and technical autonomy. The Unit for Searching for Persons Considered Disappeared in the Context of and as a Result of the Armed Conflict will have a humanitarian and extrajudicial nature and will conduct, coordinate, and contribute to the implementation of humanitarian actions focused on the search for and location of persons considered disappeared in the context of and as a result of the armed conflict who are still alive and, in the cases of death, whenever possible, the identification and dignified release of their remains. The law will regulate the juridical nature, term, functions, composition, and operation of the Unit, including accountability mechanisms of its management, provided they do not undermine its autonomy. The law will establish the necessary powers the UBPD will have at its disposal to fulfill effectively its mandate of humanitarian and extrajudicial search. Nevertheless, the activities of the Unit for Searching for Persons Considered Disappeared in the Context of and as a Result of the Armed Conflict will not replace nor prevent judicial investigations that originate in the fulfillment of the State’s obligations. State organs will provide all the cooperation required by the Unit. Participation of victims and their organizations should be promoted in every phase of the process of search, location, recuperation, identification, and dignified release of remains of persons considered disappeared in the context of and as a result of the armed conflict. TRANSITIONAL ARTICLE 3