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“We Want to Be Heard”: Obstacles to Women Taking Part in Participatory Mechanisms for Dealing with Victims of the Internal Armed Conflict

More than fifty years of conflict in Colombia have left hundreds of thousands of victims of multiple forms of violence, such as forced disappearance, murder, extra-judicial executions, kidnappings, torture and various forms of sexual and gender-based violence, including rape.

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Truth and Consequences

The recent re-election of Colombia’s president, Juan Manuel Santos, brings hope to a country seeking to end a half-century of conflict. But, as with so many peace processes, finding a balance between creating a stable accord and acknowledging the terrible injustices that occurred during the conflict can be difficult to achieve.

07/11/14
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Uncovering Colombia's Systems of Macro-Criminality

By this summer, dozens of paramilitaries and guerrillas in Colombia's Justice and Peace process will have already spent eight years in prison. In accordance with the law, those who fulfill their obligations to contribute to the truth and provide reparation to victims should be released after serving eight years. In this op-ed, ICTJ's Maria Camila Moreno analyzes the valuable lessons learned through this process.

08/12/14
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The Construction of Justice and Peace and 'Parapolitics' Rulings

This report is the result of research conducted by consultant Olga Lucía Gaitán for the International Center for International Justice (ICTJ) to analyze the rulings handed down by the Justice and Peace Chambers and the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice in Colombia. The ...

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Olga Lucía Gaitán

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Contextual Analysis Manual for Criminal Investigations of the National Directorate of Analysis and Contexts (DINAC) of the Attorney General's Office

This manual was developed within the Framework Agreement for Cooperation between the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) and the Attorney General's Office in Colombia. This agreement was signed to provide technical assistance to the National Analysis and Context Unit ...

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A Wrong Turn for Human Rights

In this op-ed, ICTJ President David Tolbert says states are backsliding on their human rights commitments, and urges the international community to redouble its resolve for justice and accountability.

09/04/14
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ICTJ Program Report: Truth and Memory

In this edition of the ICTJ Program Report, ICTJ Senior Associate Felix Reátegui discusses the principles behind the Truth and Memory program, and explains the imperatives of uncovering, acknowledging, and memorializing the past.

09/18/14
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Barcelona: ICTJ Trains Advocates from 18 Countries on Truth Commissions

Transitional justice practitioners and activists from 18 different countries gathered in Barcelona to attend the 6th Intensive Course on Truth Commissions, organized by the ICTJ and the Barcelona International Peace Resource Center on September 29 - October 3.

10/16/14
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ICC’s Intolerance of Impunity Does Not Make It an Enemy of Peace

ICTJ Vice President Paul Seils writes that the ICC cannot endorse impunity measures any more than others committed to the defense of human rights and the struggle for peace and justice.

11/17/14
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Inter-American Court of Human Rights to Colombia: Investigate Truth about 1985 Disappearances

It has been nearly 30 years since one of the darkest episodes in Colombia’s recent history: the siege of the Justice Palace. Late last year, the families of those disappeared managed to take a step forward in their long struggle to obtain some measure of justice when the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued a ruling condemning the Colombian state for responsibility in the disappearance of 12 individuals.

01/21/15
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