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The fourth encuentro por la verdad

In this snapshot, we discuss the fourth Encuentro por la Verdad which focused on the experiences of rural farmers, in an effort to build bridges between rural and urban Colombia.

Embracing Truth: Gender-based violence

Sexual violence has been used strategically in Colombia’s armed conflict to breakdown community ties, to punish, humiliate and subordinate, and to silence those who denounce atrocities. But the magnitude of conflict-related sexual violence against women and LGBTI people in Colombia is yet to be fully understood. It is a crime that remains massively underreported, silenced and denied.