The different European working groups that participate in supporting the Colombian Truth Commission will be in Catalonia next April.
The fourth meeting of the groups will take place from April 7 to 10 in Barcelona. It will be the first face-to-face meeting in the last two years after the previous activities were done virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic.
This meeting aims to set the stage for presenting the Truth Commission’s final report, which will be published on June 28.
The plan for the various contributory actions to present the report to Europe will also be coordinated and share how the process is being systematized and reflecting on the role of the groups and their legacy once the Commission has completed its mandate.
The meeting, convened by ICIP as the Technical Secretariat of the Commission in Europe, is expected to bring together representatives from Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Commissioner Carlos Martin Beristain and Commissioner Lucía González will attend the meeting.
As the Technical Secretariat of the Commission in Europe, ICIP provides technical and logistical support to the activities organized by the Commission, coordinates the working groups established in different European countries and has provided methodological support to take testimonies from victims of Colombian conflict in exile.
From this position, ICIP has facilitated the creation of 15 groups in 10 European countries, converted into participatory spaces, confluences of experiences and coexistence and dialogue between victims of the Colombian conflict living in Europe.
