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Colombia creates historic Truth Commission
written by Adriaan Alsema April 5, 2017
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday inaugurated an historic Truth Commission that will investigate the victimization of civilians during the 52-year war between a multitude of actors, including the state.
The truth Commission is part of the transitional justice system, agreed with rebel group FARC in a peace deal in November last year.
This justice system, including a transitional justice tribunal and an amnesty court, was approved by Congress earlier this year in a series of tense votes. In one of the votes, almost one third of the senate claimed to have a conflict of interests related to war crimes.
Unlike the Transitional Justice Tribunal that will carry out criminal investigations, the Truth Commission’s primary mission is to find out what happened in Colombia that led to the victimization of 8 million victims.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-creates-historic-truth-commission/
