The author describes a fact-finding visit to Colombia by a group of UK lawyers in August 2008. The author is a Law Society Council Member, member of the Law Society's International Human Rights Committee with responsibility for Colombia, Director of Pro Bono at the College of Law, and an Associate Professor. Article by Sara Chandler published in Amicus Curiae - Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London.