A Window of opportunity to bring colonial legacies into view: The case of Colombia

In this blog post, Claire Wright (Queen’s University Belfast), Bill Rolston (Ulster University) and Fionnuala Ní Aoláin (University of Minnesota Law and OHCHR) discuss how despite the Colombian peace accord’s generalised silence on colonialism, the transitional justice institutions which it gave rise to have sought to address the historical structures of exclusion stemming from Colombia’s colonial history.  The author’s contribution to this blog is based on activities and research supported by the GCRF Gender, Justice and Security Hub.

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Claire Wright Professor Bill Rolston Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin

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