Many victims in Colombia feel that the FARC are still reluctant to fully own up to many of their atrocities. Especially when it comes to crimes committed against leftist politicians and peasants. The 1986 murder of former Congressman José Cardona Hoyos and the 2004 massacre at La Gabarra illustrate these uncomfortable truths that the transitional justice process has not managed to clarify.
By Laia Mataix Gomez Bogota, Jun 14 (EFE).- As a young girl, Francia Marquez never heard anyone say she could aspire one day to be Colombia’s vice president. It was simply unimaginable for an Afro-Colombian woman from a conflict-ravaged region like the southwestern department of Cauca to pursue university studies, let alone be the No. …