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Jose Camargo

Colombian Politics in Historical Perspective: The Unión Patriótica Party

Jose Camargo Apr 27, 2018

In the 1980s, the left-winged political party Unión Patriótica (UP) emerged in Colombia. It was announced to the public after the culmination of peace negotiations between President Belisario Betancur's Government and the insurgency…
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The New Colombian Congress and its Implications for the Peace Agreement

Jose Camargo Mar 27, 2018

Plaza Bolivar - Bogotá, Colombia, where the National Capitol that hosts Colombian Congress is located. Photo by: Hernán Enrique Carvajal Cortés On Sunday, March 11, 2017, Colombian citizens voted for Congress. Presently Colombian…
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No Peace Without Inclusion: Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Circumscriptions in Colombia

Jose Camargo Mar 11, 2018

Today, Colombian citizens will be able to vote for Congress. In Colombia, Congress is constituted by a Senate and a Chamber of Representatives. Each Colombian citizen will have the chance to vote for one Senator and one Representative.…
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The Benefits of the Colombian Peace Agreement So Far

Jose Camargo Mar 4, 2018

Featured Image: President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño during the ceremony of the demobilization of the FARC. Photo by Gloria Ortega Pérez The implementation of the Colombian Peace Agreement has not been…
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On the Assassination of Social Leaders in Colombia

Jose Camargo Feb 19, 2018

Elkin Fabian Toro was a peasant leader and used to work for a community radio station. His body was found on Saturday, February 17 in the municipality of El Tara, in the department of Norte de Santander. Sandra Yaneth Luna was a peasant…
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The ELN: The Biggest Colombian Guerrilla of 2018

Jose Camargo Feb 7, 2018

On February 1, 2018, the National Political Council of the FARC released a statement in which they claimed that three of their members and a minor were allegedly kidnapped, tortured and killed by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in the…
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Implementation of the Colombian Peace Agreement: An Introduction

Jose Camargo Jan 24, 2018

Featured Photo by Gloria Ortega Pérez On September 26 2016, the Colombian government and the guerrilla insurgency Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed a peace agreement meant to put an end to 52 years of armed conflict…
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The Commission of Truth: Seeking Colombia’s Reconciliation

Jose Camargo Dec 6, 2017

It has been a little over a year since the Colombian government and guerrilla group FARC-EP signed a Peace Agreement meant to give an end to more than 50 years of armed conflict in Colombia. Since these two parties established a…
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Tumaco Massacre: A Red Alert Threatening the Colombian Peace Agreement

Jose Camargo Oct 30, 2017

On October 5, 2017, police allegedly assassinated at least 8 people and left at least 20 wounded in a massacre in the forest of El Tandil in Tumaco, a port city next to the Pacific Ocean in Colombia. Victims, many of whom were coca…
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Theatre as a Device for Reconciliation in War-Torn Colombia

Jose Camargo Sep 23, 2017

Editor's Note: This article includes direct interviews with cast members of Victus: La Memoria, many of whom are Colombians demobilized by the country's decades-long armed conflict between the government, right-wing paramilitaries and left…
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