“Basta Ya!”: On the Colombian center for historical memory report

Malagon Diaz, Lina

Abstract

Steps towards the construction of peace in Colombia?

The account of armed conflict that has affected Colombia for more than 50 years still has chapters that are unknown to Colombians and the world. However, the report “Enough Already! Colombia: Memories of War and Dignity,” created by the National Center for Historical Memory [1], is a valuable step in the right direction and it serves a number of purposes: narrating the truth about the [most?] severe violations that have taken place; revealing the activities of all actors in the conflict, as well as their interests and links to national political and social elites; capturing the memory of the victims and the persistence of their suffering; highlighting judicial, administrative and governmental policies to begin to use judicial mechanism to create cracks in the wall of impunity; and recommending concrete measures to overcome these problems.

• Working Paper Type: Discussion Paper
• Online Publication Date: Jan 13, 2014
• Publication Date: Jan 13, 2014
• Deposit Date: Mar 13, 2024
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11800423