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The university for peace, a great legacy of Colombia’s diversity

These are the stories of people who reflect Colombia’s diversity and who are united by the pain wrought by the armed conflict, and through a shared hope for a true and lasting peace: “I think we all have a little bit of that beautiful madness that keeps us walking when everything around us is so insanely sane”.  Julio Cortázar

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Naya: the long road to collective land titling

Since 2002, the Inter-Church Justice and Peace Commission (CIJP) accompanies and advises communities from the Naya River Basin Community Council, which is situated between the departments of Cauca and Valle del Cauca, on issues of legal security, implementing precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), organisational strengthening and human rights training. Continue reading Naya: the long road to collective land titling