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Colombian President Gustavo Petro, between war and peace. Photo: Petro delivers a speech on stage while 2 people hold a flag of the former M-19 armed group.
Colombian president speaks of peace but glorifies armed struggle
18 July 2024 by Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
Flag, hat or sword: a former member of the M-19 guerilla, Colombian President Gustavo Petro is publicly glorifying symbols of his ex-armed group. An attitude decried by victims and criticized by many Colombians, as his government [...]
International Court of Justice (ICJ): 2 questions for peace in Palestine. Photo: view of the court during the hearing of South Africa (right) against Israel (left), facing the judges. 2 question marks are embedded in screens. Israel occupation: ICJ goes to the heart of the “political deadlock”
16 February 2024 by Janet H. Anderson
The two questions being debated from Monday 19 February - by 52 States and 3 international organisations - at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) goes all at once to the heart of the conflict that is raging, of the world lega [...]
Transitional justice in Ethiopia is flawed - Photo: a woman crosses a road seen from a military truck with a broken window, in the Tigray region. Flawed transitional justice in Ethiopia
19 October 2023 by Julia Crawford
The UN and NGOs say atrocities are continuing in Ethiopia, despite a peace agreement, and the government’s approach to transitional justice is flawed. But the latest session of the UN Human Rights Council ended last week without r [...]
The new president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, delivers a speech on a podium. In the background: the Colombian flag. The Colombian president Gustavo Petro opens door to a new transitional justice system
8 November 2022 by Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
Right after taking office as president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro has announced his intention to try and negotiate peace with the country’s remaining armed groups and major organized crime cartels. But it is unclear what kind of t [...]
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4 March 2022 by Paula Gaviria
Getting Back to What Matters: Victim Voices and the Making of International Law (3/3) In this third and final episode of Justice Info's series on the Peace Treaty Initiative, the author highlights the many benefits of involving victims of an armed conflict in both negotiations and peace implementation. Provided tha [...]
Two men shake hands with the help of a third, all wearing white shirts (symbol of peace in Colombia)
28 February 2022 by Mark Freeman and Louise Mallinder
Negotiating amnesties, peace and justice: A new path (2/3) In peace negotiations, amnesties and justice are often presented as mutually exclusive tools. In reality, amnesties are systematically on the table and should be given a 'presumption of conformity' with international law, under cl [...]
Eduardo Cifuentes
27 July 2021 by Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
Eduardo Cifuentes: “This dialogue between victims and perpetrators is unprecedented” JUSTICE INFO IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS Eduardo Cifuentes President of Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) Eduardo Cifuentes is the president of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, the judicial arm of the transitional justice [...]
Julieta Lemaitre (JEP -
2 February 2021 by Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
A first in Colombia: eight FARCs charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity Last Thursday, Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace announced its first major decision, accusing eight top leaders of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia of war crimes and crimes against humanity, in what has be [...]