Peace Negotiations in Colombia

On September 4, 2012, this day changed the lives of Colombians. Colombia is again facing peace talks with FARC, but this time it is different from past failed negotiations. First of all, these negotiations are held in front of the world and have an agenda that constantly provides reports to Colombians. Secondly, this is the first time that the two parts really have peace and reconciliation; this can be seen from the fact that FARC accepted them for the first time as criminals, not victims.

In October 2016, the peace talks between the Colombian government and the Colombian Revolutionary Union (RPRC) ended in a five-year conference in Lahabana, Cuba. However, as most of the people in Colombia cast a vote against these agreements, the referendum aimed to have the people agree to legalize the peace agreement. This situation raises questions about the peace conditions and the results contained in the text of the agreement. Furthermore, it is not clear whether Colombia's post-conflict situation will achieve perfect peace.

The current peace talks with the Colombian Revolutionary Army (Falc) are different, the oldest and the most powerful guerrilla in the country. Because the peace process is the first process to negotiate in Colombia under the rules of the International Criminal Court it is impossible to raise immunity. It is widely believed that the consultation held in Havana is the best opportunity to end a half-century conflict that killed more than 200,000 people. Mr. José Miguel Vivanco, director of Human Rights Watch, said: It is impossible to realize sustainable peace if the most serious violation such as long-standing violence and atrocities, rape, disappearance, torture etc. is not accountable. "

After the peace talks in the 1990s, there were two different attempts to develop a peace process between Colombia and illegal armed groups, each dealing with human rights issues in different ways. Negotiations, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, and Uribe government (2002-2010) negotiate with paramilitary groups. "Under the administration of the Pastorana regime, interest in peace will ignore domestic human rights programs, Pastrana's message emphasizes that human rights abuses can only be dealt with after the end of the war.The human rights group, Efforts to ensure accountability of human rights are widely approved by groups of sectors that are generally considered to be obstacles to the peace agreement between the parties to the conflict- (Tate 2007, 71)