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Listening is a Cornerstone to Dialogue

As Embrace Dialogue, we express our solidarity with the more than 1700 victims from the national strike that have taken place in Colombia since 28 April 2021. These demonstrations reflect the discontent and frustration of large sectors of Colombian society with the current government.

Listening

“Al parecer me van a pelar”; these were the words that greeted me as I opened the notification on my phone from a friend in Colombia. This was not the first time that David (pseudonym used) has shared the risks he has faced, but this was on a different level, more urgent and immediate than ever before. He found out yesterday that he was still perceived as a threat to an armed group in the area and that they were going to kill him. Any number of possible motivations for this threat to his life might have just popped into your mind now. Perhaps your first thought is that David is tied up in the drugs trade or criminal activity in the area; or perhaps he is a member of a rival group.

Progress in 2019 and challenges for 2020

This snapshot offer some timely reflections about the TC’s progress in 2019 and we highlight some of the key challenges that lie ahead in 2020.

Children and adolescents talk to the Truth Commission

In this snapshot we explore how Colombia’s Truth Commission (TC) is working with children and young people to sow the seeds for an inclusive peace.