Transitional Justice in Colombia Retains the Support of the Un Despite the Reluctance of the Security Council

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The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), the transitional justice mechanism created with the Peace Agreement with the former FARC guerrillas, will continue to count on the support of the United Nations. This support was in limbo following last Friday’s vote by the Security Council to shorten the mandate of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia in the follow-up to restorative sanctions and the ethnic chapter. The High Commissioner for Human Ri…

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The United Nations system in Colombia, a group that brings together the agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations in the country, issued a statement expressing its strong support for the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) following the imposition of its first restorative sentences. JEP held a meeting with the Resident Coordinator and representatives of the United Nations system in Colombia, to discuss the role that this system plays…