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Center for Peacemaking Practice
presents
Colombia's Plebiscite Results: Challenges and Opportunities
Thursday, December 1st,
12:00-1:30pm
Room: 5183
After 52 years of armed conflict the Government of Colombia and FARC signed the peace deal on September 26. However, on October 2nd, the Colombian people rejected the peace deal. According to the plebiscite results a ‘No’ won by 50,2% to a 49, 78 % ‘Yes.’
Indigenous and afro-colombian communities have been disproportionately affected by the armed conflict. More than 50% of Colombia’s 102 indigenous peoples are running the risk of disappearing according to ONIC (National Indigenous Organization of Colombia.) Afro-colombian communities are also victims of gross human rights violations.
The Ethnic Commission for Peace and the Defense of Territorial Rights, integrated by the Afro-Colombian Peace Council (CONPA), ONIC, and the High Government of Indigenous Authorities, after multiple advocacy efforts achieved the inclusion of the ethnic chapter in the peace agreements.
Come for a discussion with Sonia Londoño on what are the challenges in this scenario. Sonia will bring to this discussion her experience in working on reparations issues, in particular with indigenous and afro-descendant communities, as well as the recent report released by the Observatorio de Reparación Colectiva on collective reparations in Colombia. She has also worked with indigenous organizations and most recently with CODHES -Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement- supporting projects regarding the right of indigenous and afro-descendant communities to prior consultation, rights of forcibly displaced people, and reparations for victims of ethnic groups.