{"id":4495,"date":"2025-08-14T20:27:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T20:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/?post_type=derechos&#038;p=4495"},"modified":"2026-02-27T20:02:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:02:44","slug":"what-should-i-do-if-i-am-harassed-or-violated-by-the-authorities","status":"publish","type":"derechos","link":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/rights\/what-should-i-do-if-i-am-harassed-or-violated-by-the-authorities\/","title":{"rendered":"What should I do if I am harassed or violated by the authorities?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n<div class=\"container wow animate__animated animate__fadeIn animate__delay-0.5s animated\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Colombia, no public authority may discriminate against a person on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. If this happens, a disciplinary complaint and even a criminal complaint can be filed, depending on what has happened. If you are a victim of such a case, it is recommended that you write down the name of the official and his or her badge number, if he or she is a police officer. It is also key to have a very detailed written record of what happened and seek advice before filing a complaint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have further questions or need legal support with a similar case, write to us at consultasjuridicas<\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@colombiadiversa.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@colombiadiversa.org<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"template":"","grupo-derecho":[146],"categoria-derecho":[116],"class_list":["post-4495","derechos","type-derechos","status-publish","hentry","grupo-derecho-denuncia-por-discriminacion","categoria-derecho-violencia"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/derechos\/4495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/derechos"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/derechos"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"grupo-derecho","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/grupo-derecho?post=4495"},{"taxonomy":"categoria-derecho","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria-derecho?post=4495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}