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Acknowledgment of Responsibility in the Framework of the Justice and Peace Law: Lessons and Recommendations for the Comprehensive System for Truth, Justice, Reparation, and Non-Recurrence

This study, carried out in partnership with Aulas de Paz and Universidad Santo Tomás, explores experiences of acknowledgment of responsibility under Colombia’s Justice and Peace Law. Drawing on interviews with victims, former combatants, and judicial officials, it identifies key lesso...

A person lights a candle during an anti-war protest in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Report

A Historic Opportunity for Peace, Democracy, and Justice in Sudan

After decades of repressive rules, military coups, and conflicts in the country’s marginalized peripheries, the Sudanese people have come together and proven their resolve to break with the past and begin a new chapter of their nation’s history. Undeterred by a brutal crackdown, thousands of...

08/30/19

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Fernando Travesí-Sanz

Opinion

In The Name of Loved Ones: Justice for the Missing and Disappeared

The trend of missing and disappeared persons due to conflict remains more prevalent than ever today. Many governments around the world have remained undeterred in their abuse of power to invade a home or community and remove persons deemed to be a threat. This intractable problem has received global attention largely due to the efforts of family members who often risk their lives in pursuit of the right to know and ‍‍to bury their loved ones.

08/28/19
In Focus

The "Cristinas of Conflict" Keep the Memory of Disappeared Women Alive in Colombia

Fifteen years ago, a young nurse named Cristina Cobo was forcibly disappeared by members of the paramilitary group United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia. Paulina Mahecha, her mother, preserves her memory and that of over 20 other disappeared women from the departments of Meta...

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Collective Memory in El Pato-Basillas, Colombia

Since the 1950s, the FARC had been present in the southern department of Caquetá in Colombia. The local population suffered from decades of armed confrontations between the FARC and the Colombian Army. This is the story of the collective memory project implemented with the El Pato municipal farmers’ association (AMCOP) in the El Pato-Balsillas farmer reserve zone.

06/27/19
In Focus

The Macro-Criminality Approach in the Justice and Peace Process: Lessons for the Special Jurisdiction for Peace

This report analyzes the macro-criminality approach that was taken in Colombia’s Justice and Peace process and draws key lessons for the Special Jurisdiction for Peace. It examines how Law 1592 of 2012 and other regulatory instruments sought to move beyond a case-by-case method, prior...

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Henry Rivera, Cristián Correa and Juan Manuel Martínez

Cover of Macrocriminality report
Report

At ICTJ’s Institutional Retreat, Staff Reflect on Pressing Challenges to Justice

From February 22 to March 1, ICTJ held its annual retreat in Litchfield Hills, Connecticut. Staff members convened at the Wisdom House—an interfaith conference center that seeks to provide an environment conducive to introspection and teambuilding.

04/09/19
In Focus

Colombia’s Newly Created Special Jurisdiction for Peace Takes Victims-Centered Approach; Advances Justice, Truth Seeking (Excerpt)

In little less than 10 months, Colombia has witnessed the creation of a completely new jurisdiction, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP). JEP has already opened two cases and three situations in its Chamber for the Acknowledgment of Truth and Responsibility.

01/25/19
Opinion

ICC Deputy Prosecutor Addresses Forum on Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace; ICTJ Launches Spanish-Language Handbook on Complementarity

During a forum held in Bogotá, Colombia, on November 1, 2018, ICTJ launched the Spanish-language version of its Handbook on Complementarity: An Introduction to the Role of National Courts and the ICC in Prosecuting International Crimes. The Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), James Kirkpatrick Stewart, gave the keynote address.

11/20/18
In Focus

An Overlooked Aspect of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

Recent recognition of the work of Nobel Laureate Nadia Murad has drawn global attention to the issue of sexual violence and gender-based violence in conflict. But, as ICTJ Expert Kelli Muddell argues, the nuances of gender norms and how they impact women, men, and vulnerable populations are still often missing from conversations about victims.

10/30/18

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Kelli Muddell

In Focus