Colombian Civil Society Participation: Myth or Reality?

ABColombia is the joint human rights advocacy project of a group of five leading UK and Irish organisations with programmes in Colombia: CAFOD, Christian Aid UKI, Oxfam GB, SCIAF and Trócaire. Amnesty International and Peace Brigades International (PBI) are observers.

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Petro’s Government came into office in August 2022 promising to put a strong emphasis on citizen participation. Is this a myth or a reality?

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Colombian Civil Society Participation in the Peace Process and “Paz Total”: Myth or Reality?On Thursday 27 April starting at 17:30 come and hear from Colombian human rights defender Ricardo Jaramillo, Coordinator of Viva la Ciudadanía (Long Live Citizenship) . Gustavo Petro’s Government came into office in August 2022 promising to put a strong emphasis on citizen participation. Ricardo will discuss how this is progressing in relation to the Petro Government’s flagship policy of Paz Total and in terms of the implementation of the Colombian Peace Accord signed in 2016. He will also pay particular attention to the participation of women and marginalised communities. RIcardo Jaramillo is in the UK as part of a speaking tour where he is representing the Alliance of Social and Related Organisations for International Cooperation for Peace and Democracy in Colombia (Alianza de Organizaciones Sociales y Afines por una Cooperación Internacional para la Paz y la Democracia en Colombia - La Alianza). La Alianza is a coordinated network of 125 Colombian social organisations.Organisers: ABColombia is the joint advocacy project of Christian Aid, CAFOD, Oxfam Colombia, SCIAF and Trócaire. Viva la Ciudadanía is a Colombian Civil Society Organisation whose aims are to guarantee citizen participation. Oidhaco is a network of 35 European and international organizations that works for the defence of human rights and peace in Colombia of which ABColombia is a member.

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