:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/XO4IKADF5JGAPGNWVTUS2RIEVA.png "The new director of the UBPD has expressed her commitment to victims and social organizations in her new post")
On the morning of March 4, 2023, a statement to public opinion was revealed, in the document, Light Janeth Forero Martinez thanked his appointment as Director of Missing Persons Unit (UBDB) and assured that he was working tirelessly to secure rights and build a better society.
“From today I offer my will, my ability, my expertise, my passion, my feelings of solidarity and commitment to victims and social organizations; they will always have in me an ally in their struggles for the guarantee of their rights. Their active participation, dialogue and contributions will be essential for this direction”, he assured in the published document.
In the publication, she also made a presentation of her career as a civil servant, where she highlighted her time at the head of the National Institute of Forensic Medicineinstitution where I worked for more than 16 years, as well as its role in the creation of the Forensic reviewof this organism.
She also highlighted her experience in the gender approach, since one of her objectives is to promote the right of women to a life free from violence, a task she has carried out in the formulation of public policies and protocols. attention to victims, she also ensured:
“As a Colombian, I experienced firsthand the internal armed conflict in our country. Throughout my work for more than 16 years, at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, I have grown from doctor at the local unit of Yarumal (Antioquia) to general manager. I know the crime of disappearance from the register of the missing, the practice of autopsies on unidentified corpses, the design and implementation of data collection systems on different forms of violence, and epidemiological and social research.
Faced with the challenges awaiting him within the UBPDsaid:
“I am fully aware that at UBPD we have many challenges for the next 5 years, and to face them we have committed human talent. I am certain that we will overcome the difficulties that will arise along the way and I invite you to continue to move forward in this desire for truth, justice and reparation embodied by the Unit for the search for missing persons.”
Light Janeth Forero Martinez She is a surgeon from the University of Antioquia, a specialist in epidemiology from the Universidad del Rosario and a doctor in legal sociology and political institutions from the Externado de Colombia University.
She was the first woman to lead Institute of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Sciences. In his career, his participation in the report The dynamics of forced disappearances and kidnappings in Colombia 1970-2010, a contribution to truth and historical memory in search of non-repetition, of the National Center for Historical Memory stands out.
The selection committee noted that forero martinez He has extensive experience in the public sector, including forensic medicine, the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare, Profamilia, the National Institute of Health, the National Center for Historical Memory and the Secretariat of Bogota for security and coexistence, among others.
Currently, the UBDP Its challenge is to make progress in the articulation, cooperation and solidarity of all state bodies, as well as civil organizations and the whole of Colombian society. With this, it is planned to develop concrete search and location actions, so that the State can fulfill its duty to respond fully to people who are looking for their missing relatives.