This paper analyzes the role of gender based violence against women in the context of the Colombian Armed Conflict, taking the international perspective as a comparison. This study focuses on the analysis of international institutions created to protect women's rights during conflict and the implementation of similar institutions and mandates in Colombia. This project argues that Colombia has tried to simulate and follow the international initiatives to protect women from sexual violence but these initiatives have fall short and do not represent a significant change in the lives of women affected by the armed conflict in Colombia...