Demobilized Combatants Under Colombian Justice Laws, by Municipality and Department

Postulados según situación penitenciaria contains data on demobilized individuals processed under Colombia's Law 975 of 2005 and its modification, Law 1592 of 2010. The dataset is managed by the Transitional Justice Directorate of the Ministry of Justice and Law and is organized by place of demobilization. It was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of demobilized individuals across Municipio and Departamento for geographic mapping of reintegration efforts.
• Assess the overall scale of the process by aggregating the Total column for different regions or statuses.
• Classify cases by their current legal or administrative Estado (e.g., processed, pending) using the Indicador and Estado columns.
• Compare regional trends in demobilization outcomes by cross-referencing Municipio, Departamento, and Total figures.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the official Colombian government open data portal (www.datos.gov.co).
• Provides a structured breakdown by Municipio and Departamento, enabling regional analysis.
• Includes a specific Indicador column, which likely categorizes data for targeted analysis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.
• License information is unknown, which may restrict certain commercial or redistribution uses.

Provenance

Source

Transitional Justice Directorate of the Ministry of Justice and Law, Colombia (via www.datos.gov.co).

Collection Method

Administrative records of individuals processed under specific justice laws, organized by place of demobilization.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 16:56:43; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, broken down by Municipio (municipality) and Departamento (department).