2007 Update
National Policy and Legislation on Women, Peace and Security: SCR 1325 was successfully utilized by two of the major women's organizations in Colombia.
The Women's Initiative for Peace (Iniciativa de Mujeres por la Paz) and The National Women's Network (Red Nacional de Mujeres) utilized 1325 to ensure that the Justice and Peace Law adequately reflects and protects women's rights and enshrines justice for sexual and gender based violence. As a result of their mobilization and advocacy the new law adopted their recommendations on the protection of victims and witnesses in cases of sexual violence, attention to the specific needs of victims, and representation by women's organizations on the proposed National Commission for Reparation and Reconciliation.
See report on Securing Equality, Engendering Peace: A Guide to Policy and Planning on Women, Peace and Security for more information: http://www.un-instraw.org/en/docs/1325/1325-Guide-ENG.pdf