Last Tuesday (4), Colombian indigenous researcher and leader Alejandra Izquierdo took office as cabinet advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of her country. Representative of the Arhuaco people, Izquierdo became, in 2022, the first indigenous woman to be accepted as a doctoral student at the most prestigious university in Colombia. To attend the Interdisciplinary...
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How to strike a balance between peace and justice
At the end, Colombia chose walking down the path of peace. Two major lessons emerged from the Colombian peace process that went through four years of negotiations, a referendum rejection, and a revised agreement achieved on a last minute deal. First, an extreme activism both in favor and against the agreement has shaken Colombian citizens...