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Ex-Soldiers Admit Killings to Heal Wounds of Conflict

2/26/2026

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Former National Army soldiers confess extrajudicial killings to reconcile with victims' families.
The 2016 peace agreement with FARC-EP ended hostilities, but sustaining peace remains challenging.
The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) investigates serious human rights violations and offers restorative justice for those who accept responsibility, and an adversarial process is available for others, with more than 17,000 individuals including former FARC-EP members and armed forces personnel involved.

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Former National Army soldiers confess extrajudicial killings to reconcile with victims' families.
The 2016 peace agreement with FARC-EP ended hostilities, but sustaining peace remains challenging.
The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) investigates serious human rights violations and offers restorative justice for those who accept responsibility, and an adversarial process is available for others, with more than 17,000 individuals including former FARC-EP members and armed forces personnel involved.