Marking a new milestone in Colombia’s transitional justice process, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) has opened Macrocase 11 after a more than a year of preliminary investigations. This is a national case that will investigate crimes of “gender-based violence, sexual violence, reproductive violence, and other crimes committed because of prejudice based on sexual orientation,...
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EMC Peace Talks Timeline
The Estado Mayor Central (EMC) are dissidents of the Fuerzas Armadas de Colombia (FARC-EP), who rejected the 2016 peace deal and refused to sign the Peace Accord between the FARC and the Colombian government. It is estimated that the EMC currently has some 3,500 members, with 2,200 combatants and is comprised of 4 main bloques and 46...
Peace Processes
President Gustavo Petro took office in August 2022, and introduced the policy of “Paz Total” (Total Peace). This policy allows the Colombian Government to negotiate with a range of illegal armed groups that are still active in the Colombian conflict. These actors include: Colombia has the second highest number of criminal organisations after the Democratic...
ELN Peace Talks Timeline
The Ejército Nacional de Liberación (National Liberation Army – ELN) is the largest remaining guerrilla group in Colombia, following the signing of the 2016 Peace Accord between the Colombian government and the Fuerzas Armadas de Colombia (FARC-EP). It is estimated that the ELN currently has some 5,800 members, with 3,000 combatants and is comprised of...
Advances in the Colombian National Action Plan of UN Resolution 1325: Women, Peace, and Security
On 18 May 2023, Colombia hosted an interinstitutional conference to discuss UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and Colombia’s progress in developing a National Action Plan (NAP) for its implementation [i]. The meeting led by Colombian Vice Minister of Multilateral Matters, Elizabeth Taylor Jay, included the participation of Miki Jacevic who has pioneered...
Colombian Civil Society Participation in the Peace Process and “Paz Total”: Myth or Reality?
Gustavo Petro’s Government came into office in August 2022 promising to put a strong emphasis on citizen participation. ABColombia organised an event with Colombian human rights defender Ricardo Jaramillo, who visited the UK to speak about the state of the civil society participation in relation to the Government’s flagship policy of “Paz Total” and the...
Event: The Colombian Peace Process in a new political context
Get your FREE ticket HERE Join in a conversation with the Colombian Human Rights Defender Martha Márquez, director of the Centre for Research and Popular Education (CINEP)/Programme for Peace, discussing what “Paz Total” means for Colombia. For the first time Colombians elected a left-wing government and a black Vice President. Martha will discuss what “Paz...
Online Event: Colombia, 5+ years into the Peace Process: stock-take and next steps. REGISTER NOW
Online Event on May 10 16:00 – 17:30 BST REGISTER HERE Christian Aid, in conjunction with our Colombian partner, ABColombia and women’s civil society networks, Red Nacional de Mujeres and Sisma Mujer, would like to invite you to a virtual panel event titled “Colombia, 5+ years into the Peace Process: stock-take and next steps” on Tuesday, 10th May...
National Case 3: Extrajudicial Executions by State Agents in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace
Case 3: JEP
Murders and forced disappearances presented as casualties in combat by agents of the State
Westminster Hall Debate: ‘Peace and human rights in Colombia’
Thursday 15th July 2021 ABColombia Briefing for MPs – with recommended actions for UK Government The Peace Process and Social Protests Whilst peace processes take time, there is a difference between a lengthy peace process with progress and setbacks, and the continuous deterioration that Colombia is facing at this time. Though Colombia has long had...