Colombia: transitional justice must include GBV
Transitional justice is not just about bringing perpetrators to justice, it is also about giving a voice to those who lost one, rebuilding societal trust, and fostering reconciliation.
Colombia: an ending and a beginning
In her last post from Llanos del Yarí, LAB's Gwen Burnyeat, present at the historic 10th Conference of the FARC, analyses their final declaration and their transition to being a legal political party.
On the Road
In the first of their blogs of their Latin American trip, Ana Caistor Arendar and Matt Kennard visit a Zapatista village in the south of Mexico where change is in the air.
El Salvador realizó “vuelos de la muerte” durante la guerra
A CIA document, recently declassified and heavily redacted, has been published by the El Salvador electronic newspaper La Página (2 February 2012). Article in Spanish.
Colombia: the FARC returns to war?
The recent announcement by Iván Márquez – the second highest commander of the original Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) – that sections of...
El Salvador: Jasmine’s War
LAB reviews a new novel about the country's civil war
Colombia: Is Santos’ re-election the best hope for peace?
The peace talks in Cuba between FARC and the government have some way to go. But the re-election of Santos is helpful.
COLOMBIA: SHORT WALKS FROM BOGOTA
Film-maker and journalist Tom Feiling talks expresses cautious optimism about peace talks, but warns that illusions about the drug trade persist
Colombia: the biggest conversation in the world
Real efforts are being made to promote not just dialogue, but real conversation among all actors in Colombia's peace process, at local as much as at national level
Colombia — will Santos bring about peace?
Even after more than two years of peace talks, observers still disagree as to whether president Santos is an opportunist or a true advocate of peace.