Posts Tagged ‘FARC’
Ask yourself: would you hire a d ex-combatant?
I asked people I knew what they thought and I realized that there was a gender difference. They told me “I would not hire a man. But I would hire a woman.”
Read MoreThe Special Jurisdiction for Peace cannot forget crimes against children
Hundreds of children and adolescents were victims of atrocious crimes during the armed conflict. In this context, the JEP faces the challenge to incorporate a special focus on children in the processes and decisions that it adopts.
Read MoreBittersweet sentence
The ruling of the Constitutional Court on the Special Jurisdiction for Peace has ambiguous effects: it could give a stronger floor to the JEP and peace, but for now everyone seems dissatisfied.
Read MoreSentences and political participation
That the FARC leaders can aspire to be elected before being judged by the JEP is not an arbitrary formula: it allows the former commanders to ensure the cohesion of the guerrilla and its transformation into a political actor.
Read MoreGuide to clarify rumors about the Peace Agreement
In light of the inaccurate impressions, misinterpretations and half-truths that are circulating, we consider it necessary to clarify what the Government and the ex-guerrilla of the FARC-EP really agreed on, and how those commitments are being implemented.
Read MoreGuerillian homophobia in Vistahermosa
The FARC should apologize to all LGBTI people for violating the human dignity of a historically discriminated population, and to explain if this was an institutional policy.
Read MoreLos Guáimaros resist being forgotten
August 30th marks the 15th anniversary of the massacre in the village of Los Guáimaros, in Montes de María. Despite the cruelty of those 15 deaths and their impact, their story remains untold and no one knows who did it.
Read MoreThank you, Sergio Jaramillo
Whoever becomes the High Commissioner for Peace, will have to continue with a legacy that, above political and sectoral interests, prioritizes safeguarding the essence of what was agreed.
Read MoreThe anti-corrosive of peace
The lack of an effective and legitimate State, which earns the obedience of the people, has led Colombia to a vicious cycle of violence-peace-violence since the nineteenth century, with 26 amnesty processes and 63 pardons in total.
Read MoreThe assets of the FARC: a litmus test for the ‘fast-track’
Opposition groups that disagree with the peace process pledged to “lash out” in the new legislature against Santos-issued fast-track decrees. The next debate will center around the inventory of FARC assets.
Read MorePrison is not the only sanction in transitional justice mechanisms
César Rodríguez argued that the Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Repetition is in harmony with the Constitution. Regarding different penalties, he affirmed that international law discusses effective sanctions, not jail.
Read MorePrison is not the only sanction in transitional justice mechanisms
César Rodríguez defended that the Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Repetition is in line with the Constitution. Regarding penalties, he affirmed that international law discusses effective sanctions, not imprisonment.
Read MoreThe reform that gives stability and legal certainty to the Peace Agreement is constitutional
Dejusticia defended the constitutionality of the Legislative Act that gives legal certainty to the Final Agreement, and stressed that its contents respond to fundamental rights and international humanitarian law norms.
Read MoreThe reform that gives the Peace Accord stability and legal certainty is constitutional
Dejusticia defended the constitutionality of the Legislative Act that gives legal certainty to the Final Agreement, and emphasized that its content responds to fundamental rights and international humanitarian law norms.
Read MoreDear Congress members, too much noise around the Special Jurisdiction for Peace!
The proposals asking to remove the application of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace to military and civilians ignore the complex dynamics of the armed conflict.
Read MoreThe second round of the Legal Framework for Peace
Petro’s balcony –and now, Falcao’s knee—have managed to overshadow the recent Constitutional Court decision regarding the Legal Framework for Peace.
Read MoreCoalition Report UN Resolution 1325 on Peace and Democracy in Colombia
Since 2011, Coalition 1325 has drafted a report on UN Security Council´s Resolution 1325 monitoring the implementation of the Resolution in Colombia. This year, given the peace dialogues between the Colombian Government and the FARC-EP, this report is especially important because Resolution 1325 calls upon signatory states to include women in peace processes and post conflict scenarios, and to guarantee the rights of the women victims of armed conflict.
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