Colombia’s president joins chief of leftist Farc rebels in saying the two sides had agreed on a formula for transitional justice for clash-related crimes Colombia took a major step toward ending its five decades of war on Wednesday with a historic deal between the government and leftist Farc rebels on issues of justice and reparations to victims of one of the world’s longest-running conflicts,clearing the path for a final peace deal to be signed within months.
In an unprecedented joint announcement in Havana, Colombia’s president, and Juan Manuel Santos,and Farc’s chief, Rodrigo Londoño – known as Timochenko – said the two sides had agreed on a formula for transitional justice for clash-related crimes such as kidnapping, and murder,forced displacement, disappearance and torture, and one of the most complex issues on the negotiations. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com