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ES What is the role of reparation in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (SJP)?
Although the main role of the SJP is to guarantee the victims' right to justice, reparation plays an essential role in restorative justice, as it seeks to heal the harm caused. In this sense, those who appear before the SJP (former members of the FARC, members of the security forces, [....]
What other peacebuilding measures are there for LGBTIQ+ people in the framework of the Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Repetition?
In addition to the comprehensive reparation measures provided for in Law 1448 of 2011 for victims of the armed conflict, it is important to mention that with the signing of the Peace Agreement between the national government and the FARC-EP in 2016, the Comprehensive System for Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of [...]
Can lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people be recognised as victims of the armed conflict in Colombia?
Yes. Article 3 of Law 1448 of 2011, known as the Victims and Land Restitution Law, states that victims are considered to be persons who have suffered harm as a result of events that occurred during the armed conflict on or after 1 January 1985, with no exceptions based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender victims still in time to declare the victimising events they suffered?
Depends. First of all, it is essential to point out that Law 2421 of 2024 modified Law 1448 of 2011, including Article 155 which established the deadlines for registration in the Single Registry of Victims. In this sense, article 155 of Law 1448 of 2011, as amended by Law 2421 of 2024, [...].
What does it mean for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender victims to receive reparations with a differential approach?
Article 13 of Law 1448 of 2011 explains the differential approach in administrative reparation processes, recognising that some populations, due to their particular characteristics, such as gender or sexual orientation, require special guarantees and protection measures that respond to the degree of vulnerability of each of these social groups. [...]
What measures are referred to when talking about comprehensive reparation?
Comprehensive reparation includes measures of restitution, satisfaction, rehabilitation, compensation and guarantees of non-repetition, which consist of actions that seek to ensure that the acts of violence do not happen again.
What does restitution mean?
These are the measures aimed at restoring the rights of the victims, as far as possible, to the situation they were in prior to the occurrence of the violations. These include: land restitution, return or relocation actions, housing restitution, restitution of work skills, or restitution [...].
What is return and relocation?
Return is the process by which the State ensures that the victims of forced displacement, either individually or with their families, return to the place where they lived before the events in order to settle there permanently. On the other hand, relocation is the process by which the victims are granted [....]
What is meant by measures of satisfaction?
These are measures of a symbolic nature that seek to generate well-being for the victims and contribute to the mitigation of their pain, such as the recognition of their status as victims, acts of forgiveness and acknowledgement of responsibilities, activities to recover historical memory, commemorative acts, clarification of the [...]
What is compensation?
It is the economic compensation for the damages suffered as a result of the victimising event. In addition, although the money received by the victims will be allocated as each one decides, they can voluntarily receive state support for the appropriate investment of the resources.
