ICIP’s role as Technical Secretariat in Europe of the Colombian Truth Commission

The Colombian Truth Commission has an innovative mandate without precedent in other truth commissions, which involves working with people who had to flee the country during the five decades of armed conflict. In the case of Europe, in May 2019, the Commission signed a collaboration agreement with the International Catalan Institute for Peace to act […]

Participation of Colombian victims in Europe

The mandate of the Colombian Truth Commission is to contribute to the clarification of the events that took place within the framework of the Colombian armed conflict for over 50 years; to promote the recognition of the victims and the responsibilities of those who participated directly and indirectly in the conflict; and to promote coexistence […]

Mandate of the Colombian Truth Commission

On 26 September 2016, the Final Agreement to End the Armed Conflict and Build a Stable and Lasting Peace, between the Government of Colombia and the FARC-EP (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo), was signed. As a result of the Peace Agreement, a series of Transitional Justice mechanisms were created that are […]

Rethinking security in the face of the COVID-19 crisis

The Catalan Council for the Promotion of Peace calls for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic from a humanist perspective. It is important to avoid using military language, symbols and metaphors and it is urgent to refocus security and defense policies.

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