Essays about: "Colombian armed conflict"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words Colombian armed conflict.

  1. 1. Persistence of Human Rights violations in Colombia : A pre - and post peace treaty analysis

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Gerardo Vasquez; [2023]
    Keywords : Colombia; Latin america; peace process;

    Abstract : Latin American politics in recent years has caused a stir worldwide. Amid social uprisings, power fluctuations between opposing political thoughts, cases of corruption, and human rights violations, one of the cases that stands out the most in the region is the Colombian one. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Time was Ripe: Women’s Movements’ Break-throughs in the Colombian Peace Agreement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Ellen Birging; Elin Hansson Huber; [2023]
    Keywords : Colombia; gender inclusion; peace agreement; positive peace; hegemonic masculinity; ripeness; women’s mobilization.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2016 a historic peace agreement between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC) was signed, putting an end to a conflict that lasted over 50 years. This agreement was the world’s very first gender-inclusive peace accord, meaning that they included women in the peace process and recognized how they are particularly subjected to war and conflict. READ MORE

  4. 3. The role of economic actors in the Colombian armed conflict

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Laura Juanita Serna Velasco; [2022]
    Keywords : History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This thesis assesses the role of two economic actors in the Colombian armed conflict: a multinational company in the agricultural sector and artisanal and small-scale miners in the extractive sector during one of the worst episodes of violence in the Urabá region of Colombia (1990 – 2003). The document combines an analysis of particular business characteristics and a description of the historical legacies that shaped the economic patterns of the areas where the businesses operated. READ MORE

  5. 4. Access to Remedy in Colombia - Examining the nexus between transitional justice and business and human rights

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Louise Warvsten; [2021]
    Keywords : international law; human rights; transitional justice; access to remedy; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The fields of transitional justice and business and human rights have until recently seldom been examined jointly, despite the fact that their approaches reflect plenty of opportunities for potential synergies. This thesis bears the overarching aim of contributing to a greater understanding of how the two fields interact when states are transitioning from active armed conflict to post-conflict phases. READ MORE

  6. 5. Dialogs of Peace in Protection of Life: A Comparative Case Study of a Nonviolence Method by the Indigenous Guards of the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca in the Post-Peace Accord Context (2016-2021) in Colombia

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nordiska Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Mimmi Clase Hagman; [2021]
    Keywords : Colombia; Peace Agreement of 2016; Ethnic Chapter; Territorial Focus; Cauca Department; Violence; Nonviolence Method; Peace; Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca; Association of Cabildos in Northern Cauca; Indigenous Guards; Kiwe Thegnas; Cyclical War; Power of Asymmetry; Conflict Resolution; Conflict Transformation; Dialogs; Puracé Coconuco; Resguardo of Paletará; Toribío; Proyecto Nasa; Colombia; Acuerdo Final de Paz de 2016; Capítulo Étnico; Enfoque Territorial; Departamento del Cauca; Violencia; Método de la No-violencia; Paz; Consejo Regional Indígena del Cauca; Asociación de Cabildos del Norte del Cauca; Guardia Indígena; Kiwe Thegnas; Guerra Cíclica; Poder Asimétrico; Resolución de Conflicto; Transformación del Conflicto; Diálogos; Puracé Coconuco; Resguardo de Paletará; Toribío; Proyecto Nasa;

    Abstract : The Peace Agreement of 2016 between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army raised hopes after decades of internal armed conflict, but the levels of violence continue to be high in rural areas. Cauca is the department of Colombia where most social leaders and human rights defenders have been killed since 2016. READ MORE