University of Notre Dame
Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace: Development and challenges of the restorative and transitional justice model

Time: Thu Apr 18, 2024, 12:30PM – 2:00PM Location: 1030, Jenkins Nanovic Halls and Live on Zoom The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (Span. JEP) is a transitional justice mechanism created as part of the 2016 peace agreement signed between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) guerrilla group. Colombia’s transitional tribunal was established to investigate, … Read more

Understanding the Colombian Truth Commission through Natural Language Processing

Time: Fri Jan 27, 2023, 9:00AM – 11:00AM Location: 125 Hesburgh Library This workshop is focused on the main results of the quantitative and qualitative analysis by the Colombian Truth Commission’s Natural Language Processing Group and Data Analytic Group. It will summarize the textual dataset collected by the Truth Commission particularly interviews with victims, relatives, and witnesses, discuss the … Read more

The Reference Group – An Innovative Peacebuilding Model from Northern Ireland

Time: Tue Nov 7, 2023, 4:00PM – 5:30PM Location: C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies Seán Feenan will offer a lecture highlighting the development and success of the Reference Group as a peacebuilding model. The effort transformed from a discreet dialogue program to an integral part of tackling some of the most difficult issues in the North of Ireland, and … Read more

The Colombian armed conflict: Using statistical methods to unveil the truth

Time: Tue Dec 5, 2023, 4:00PM – 5:30PM Location: C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies and Live on Zoom Documenting human rights violations during armed conflict is difficult and can be dangerous, and the data that results is generally incomplete. Some records of violence are missing key information about the victim, the presumed perpetrator, or the context of the … Read more

Gender and Ethnic Approach in the Colombian Truth Commission’s Work: A View of the Legacy

The Legacy Project: Preserving and Engaging the Digital Archive of the Colombian Truth Commission

Time: Tue Nov 28, 2023, 12:30PM – 2:00PM Location: C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies and Live on Zoom The inclusion of an ethnic and gender approach in the Commission for Truth, Coexistence, and Non-Repetition (CEV) was a mandate derived from the Colombian Peace Accord and the result of a long struggle by ethnic, women’s and LGBTIQ+ organizations. Lina … Read more

Legacy Project Lecture Featuring Cécile Mouly: “A network analysis of the work of the Colombian Truth Commission on exile”

Time: Thu Mar 7, 2024, 12:30PM – 2:00PM Location: C103, Hesburgh Center for International Studies and Live on Zoom The inclusion of an ethnic and gender approach in the Commission for Truth, Coexistence, and Non-Repetition (CEV) was a mandate derived from the Colombian Peace Accord and the result of a long struggle by ethnic, women’s and LGBTIQ+ … Read more