Further Reading: Latin News, The participation of women in the Colombian Peace Process ABColombia, Colombia Securing Peace: Women’s Achievements and the Challenges Ahead (material from ABColombia’s international women’s conference, which was held in London in November 2017) ABColombia, ‘Survey of the Prevalence of Sexual Violence against Women in the Context of the Colombian Armed Conflict...
On 5 October 2017 in Tumaco, on the Pacific Coast, local organisations are reporting nine peasant farmers were killed and 18 injured; the Human Rights Ombudsman has so far confirmed six dead. This violence was allegedly perpetrated by the Colombian Police (ESMAD) against the local peasant farming communities of Alto Mira and Frontera....
Just one week in September 2017, Colombia had a visit from Pope Francis with a strong message for peace and to stop violence against women; the ELN and the Government declared a temporary bi-lateral ceasefire; and the neo-paramilitary group ‘Clan de Golfo’/Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia (AGC) indicated they wanted to submit themselves to the Justice...
In November 2022, Total Peace Law 2272 was passed it define peace as a State Policy which implies that, to what was agreed in the peace agreements, it will have to be given continuity, regardless of the government that is in office. Total Peace in this law is defined from the perspective of human security,...
LGBTQI+ Rights Under Pressure in Colombia: Political Change and the Role of Transitional Justice Join the King’s Gender Studies Network and ABColombia in conversation with Marcela Sánchez from Colombia Diversa Discussing Gender, Peace and Transitional Justice in Colombia’s current political context Organised by ABColombia, the King’s College London Gender Studies Network, and Colombia Diversa, join...
7 October 2026 “Colombia’s landmark restorative measures with respect to that conflict, now underway, are a global achievement for transitional justice,” said Volker Turk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Since campaigning for the presidency, Abelardo de la Espriella has advocated a hard-line approach to security and has been a vocal critic of aspects of...
