Truth and Reconciliation in Colombia: The Work of the National Reconciliation Commission

Colombia’s National Committee of Reparation and Reconciliation (CNRR) includes an investigative arm known as Historical Memory (MH). Historical Memory is charged with producing an account of the origins and evolution of Colombia’s internal armed conflict, giving special attention to the perspectives of victims. The team includes professionals from a variety of disciplines and is directed by historian Gonzalo Sánchez. MH’s work posits an essential link between the reconstruction of memory and democratic strengthening. In addition to producing a general narrative of violence—taking into account themes of gender, ethnicity, and political and social identities—MH is investigating several "emblematic cases," including the Trujillo massacre of 1990. The report on Trujillo is the first that MH has completed.

Agenda

Speakers

Cynthia Arnson, Opening Remarks
Director, Latin America Program, Woodrow Wilson Center
Gonzalo Sánchez
Director, Memoria Histórica
Álvaro Camacho
Research Coordinator, Trujillo Report
Verónica Gómez, Commentator
OAS Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Virginia M. Bouvier, Moderator, Closing Remarks
Senior Program Officer, U.S. Institute of Peace
Michael Shifter, Moderator, Closing Remarks
Vice President for Policy, Inter-American Dialogue