Colombian Politics in Historical Perspective: The Unión Patriótica Party
In the 1980s, the left-winged political party Unión Patriótica (UP) emerged in Colombia. It was announced to the public after the culmination of peace negotiations...
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The New Colombian Congress and its Implications for the Peace Agreement
Plaza Bolivar – Bogotá, Colombia, where the National Capitol that hosts Colombian Congress is located. Photo by: Hernán Enrique Carvajal Cortés On Sunday, March...
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No Peace Without Inclusion: Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Circumscriptions in Colombia
Today, Colombian citizens will be able to vote for Congress. In Colombia, Congress is constituted by a Senate and a Chamber of Representatives. Each Colombian citizen...
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The Benefits of the Colombian Peace Agreement So Far
Featured Image: President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño during the ceremony of the demobilization of the FARC. Photo by Gloria Ortega Pérez The...
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On the Assassination of Social Leaders in Colombia
Elkin Fabian Toro was a peasant leader and used to work for a community radio station. His body was found on Saturday, February 17 in the municipality of El Tara, in...
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The ELN: The Biggest Colombian Guerrilla of 2018
On February 1, 2018, the National Political Council of the FARC released a statement in which they claimed that three of their members and a minor were allegedly...
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Implementation of the Colombian Peace Agreement: An Introduction
Featured Photo by Gloria Ortega Pérez On September 26 2016, the Colombian government and the guerrilla insurgency Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed a...
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The Commission of Truth: Seeking Colombia’s Reconciliation
It has been a little over a year since the Colombian government and guerrilla group FARC-EP signed a Peace Agreement meant to give an end to more than 50 years of...
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Tumaco Massacre: A Red Alert Threatening the Colombian Peace Agreement
On October 5, 2017, police allegedly assassinated at least 8 people and left at least 20 wounded in a massacre in the forest of El Tandil in Tumaco, a port city next to...
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Theatre as a Device for Reconciliation in War-Torn Colombia
Editor’s Note: This article includes direct interviews with cast members of Victus: La Memoria, many of whom are Colombians demobilized by the country’s...
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