Can the triumph of the left in the presidential elections pave the way for reconciliation in Colombia? Andrei Gómez-Suárez analyses the results of the March congressional and primary elections and outlines the challenges for reconciliation in the case of a Petro presidency.
Can Colombia leap forward toward reconciliation? Andrei Gómez-Suárez analyses the reconciliation encounter between Bertha Fries and Rodrigo Londoño and suggests that the political mobilisation of civil society is necessary for a breakthrough.
In January 2022, 13 massacres were carried out in Colombia, and 13 social leaders were assassinated by unknown armed groups, according to Colombian NGO Indepaz. This serious human rights crisis confirms the concerns of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
Between August and September 2020, the Transitional Justice team of ReD organised two online dialogues that addressed the perspectives of Afro-Colombian social leaders on transitional justice. We discussed the three regional cases currently under the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP): Case 002 focused on Nariño, Case 004 on Urabá, and Case 005 on Cauca and Valle del Cauca; and what the leaders considered to be the JEP’s greatest challenges. This snapshot gathers some of the reflections, concerns, and proposals that arose during those events.
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