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The JEP and Moral Reparations for Victims of False Positives in Catatumbo

By means of Auto 125 of 2 July 2021, the JEP’s Chamber for Recognition of Truth, Responsibility and Determination of Conduct presented its findings related to the murder of 120 civilians and the attempted murder of another by military units belonging to the 30th Brigade, based in Ocaña, Norte de Santander.

Reparations Policy for Victims of the Armed Conflict in Colombia

With Law 1448 of 2011, known as the Victims and Land Restitution Law, and presidential decrees 4633, 4634, and 4635 that followed, the Colombian state created a system of reparations (The Victims Unit, Land Restitution Tribunals, administrative processes, etc.) for victims of the armed conflict in Colombia. This is considered to be the most ambitious reparations programme in the world, as it includes humanitarian assistance measures for victims, contemplates every form of reparation (restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of non-recurrence), while aiming to provide reparations for more than 8 million victims.