18 October 2013
by Christian Voelkel
Comments Off

A Troubled Anniversary: After One Year, Colombia’s Peace Process Reaches a Critical Juncture

By Christian Voelkel (@voelkelchr) Twelve months after the ceremonial opening of peace talks between the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), there are growing concerns that the process might run into trouble … Continue reading

19 September 2013
by Latin America & Caribbean Program Staff
Comments Off

The Five Challenges of Negotiating Transitional Justice in Colombia

By Christian Voelkel (@voelkelchr), Colombia Analyst, and Anna Crowe, Henigson Human Rights Fellow, Harvard Law School A Spanish version of this post originally appeared in Razón pública. As talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) make headway … Continue reading

4 September 2013
by Latin America & Caribbean Program Staff
Comments Off

Justicia transicional en Colombia: una línea de tiempo

La justicia transicional tiene un largo recorrido en Colombia desde los primeros esbozos en 2003 de lo que dos años más tarde se convertiría en la Ley de Justicia y Paz, la primera experiencia del país en transformar los derechos … Continue reading

7 February 2013
by Christian Voelkel
Comments Off

Local Governments after the Conflict: The Potential Pitfalls of a Centralised Peace Process

Despite tensions triggered by FARC’s kidnapping of three members of the security forces last month and the military killing of a high-ranking guerrilla commander, the current peace talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) stand a fair chance … Continue reading