Photo Slideshow

Submitted on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 08:08

Photos by Camilo Aldana

Conference Closes With An Eye to the Future

Submitted on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 00:30

The conference "Selection or Prioritization as a Strategy for Prosecuting International Crimes Cases?" took place August 24 with more than 150 participants from Colombia and around the world, including experts in transitional justice in the former Yugoslavia, Guatemala, Argentina, Germany, and Colombia, among others.

A Call to Trust in State Institutions

Submitted on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 00:24

After an intense day of exchange between academics, international organizations, and representatives from countries that have used transitional justice processes, Sergio Jaramillo, high counselor for security, Diego López Medina, professor at Los Andes University, and ICTJ’s Paul Seils presented. ICTJ’s María Camila Moreno moderated the session.

Argentina, surpassing expectations with a growing capacity

Submitted on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 18:30

The panel on selection and prioritization in the prosecutions of international crimes in Guatemala and Argentina was presented by Lisandro Pellegrini, advisor to the Procuración General in Argentina, and María José Ortiz, legal officer with the CICIG in Guatemala.

Understanding Patterns of Abuse

Submitted on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 16:12

The second morning session consisted of three presentations on various aspects of prosecution strategies for international crimes.

Paths to Prioritization in Colombia’s Justice System

Submitted on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 12:00

The first panel of the international conference opened the discussion about the pertinence of a selection or prioritization strategy for the prosecutions of mass crimes in Colombia. Iván Orozco, professor of Los Andes University in Colombia, Dan Saxon, former member of the international Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and Kai Ambos, professor of Gottinger University, Germany, presented their thoughts and experiences on the topic.

A Strategy to Confront Colombia’s Crisis

Submitted on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 09:44

The conference "Selection or Prioritization as a Strategy for Prosecuting International Crimes Cases?" opened this morning in Bogotá with more than 150 participants from Colombia and around the world, including experts in transitional justice in the former Yugoslavia, Guatemala, Argentina, Germany, and Colombia, among others.

Strategic Challenges of the Justice and Peace Law

Submitted on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 09:49

This brief address by Pablo de Greiff, Director of ICTJ’s Research Unit, is for the occasion of the conference to be held on August 24, “Selection or Prioritization as a Strategy for Prosecuting International Crimes?” The issue is absolutely crucial: six years after the enactment of Law 975 of 2005, the “Justice and Peace” Law, under President Uribe’s initiative, Colombia has found—as many other countries that have tried to confront legacies of massive human rights abuses—that criminal justice measures, however important they may be in a transitional process, cannot be the only answer to its sad legacy.

Rethinking a Strategy for Justice and Peace

Submitted on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 10:29

Colombia’s Justice and Peace process, established six years ago as a justice mechanism for the demobilization of 30,000 paramilitaries from the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), has made valuable progress, but also has significant gaps. While achievements have been made—especially in gathering information about human rights violations, the discovery of the remains of thousands of missing victims and the knowledge of paramilitary links with political authorities, the military, public servants and some private companies—the Justice and Peace Process is under the scrutiny of state representatives, as well as of civil society and the international community.