From Transitional Justice in the World to the Truth Commission in Colombia

On August 8th and 9th
2022, the Truth Commission held the meeting “Truth and Non-Repetition: Legacy for Colombia and for Transitional Justice Globally”, as a closing with the international community. It was a space to express gratitude and to recount the lessons learned by this State entity during its mandate, which remain as advances in Transitional Justice in Colombia for the world.
Tequendama Hotel, Bogota, Colombia.
Presenter:
Carlos Martín Beristain, Truth Commissioner
Moderator:
Mireia Villar-Forner, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Colombia
Participants:
Priscilla Hayner, Transitional Justice expert
Pablo De Greiff, former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and non-repetition
Javier Ciurlizza, former Secretary of Peru’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, current Director of the Andean Region for Ford Foundation
John Paul Lederach, professor at the University of Notre Dame, member of the Truth Commission’s Advisory Council
Alejandra Miller, Truth Commissioner