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Opportunities for peace in Colombia

Aug 2012
In this interview with Diario 15 (Bucaramanga, Colombia) Kristian Herbolzheimer, Director of Conciliation Resources' Colombia programme, reflects on opportunities for peace in Colombia based on international trends and developments. He suggests the need to acknowledge and build on multiple and parallel paths to peace that can and need to work even in the absence of a formal negotiating table.

Oportunidades para la paz en Colombia

Aug 2012
En esta entrevista con Diario 15 (Bucaramanga, Colombia) Kristian Herbolzheimer, director del programa de Recursos de Conciliación de Colombia ', reflexiona sobre las posibilidades de paz en Colombia con base en las tendencias y acontecimientos internacionales. Él sugiere la necesidad de reconocer y construir caminos múltiples y paralelas a la paz que pueden y tienen que trabajar, incluso en ausencia de una mesa de negociación formal.

Indigenous people 'provoke' peace in Colombia

Jul 2012

In mid-July communities in the Cauca region (south-west Colombia) made it into the national and international headlines. The country was caught by surprise when they saw hundreds of unarmed indigenous people expelling both the army and the guerrillas from their territories.

Comunidades Indígenas “provocan” la paz en Colombia

Jul 2012
A mediados de julio, comunidades indígenas del Cauca (región al sur-oeste de Colombia) aparecieron en los titulares nacionales e internacionales. El país entero fue sorprendido al ver centenares de indígenas desarmados exigiendo la expulsión de sus territorios, tanto de la guerrilla como del ejército. Kristian Herbolzheimer sitúa estos hechos en el contexto de una lucha constante por la paz y la autonomía.

Time for a new peace paradigm for Colombia

Nov 2011
The head of the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia is dead — but what does this mean for peace in the country? Kristian Herbolzheimer of Conciliation Resources gives his analysis in this article.

Participant reflections: Ariel Hernandez: The commonalities and differences of the possibilities of peace for Philippines and Colombia

Dec 2010
Following an exchange between peace practitioners from Colombia and the Philippines, Ariel Hernandez, a Filipino participant, compares the two countries' approaches to a selection of peace issues in this paper.

Participant reflections: Belle Garcia: A peacebuilder’s journey: Some reflections on the Colombia Trip

Dec 2010
Following an exchange between peace practitioners from Colombia and the Philippines, Belle Garcia, a Filipino participant, wrote a powerful poem about her visit to Colombia.

Participant reflections: Col Lysander: Colombia visit: Personal thoughts

Dec 2010
Following an exchange between peace practitioners from Colombia and the Philippines, Col Lysander, a Filipino participant, wrote a paper urging the Colombian military to turn its attention to peace.

Proyecto de intercambio - Filipinas y Colombia: Reflexiones desde los participantes de Colombia, 2010

Dec 2010
Conciliation Resources ha apoyado un proyecto de “aprendizaje comparativo” entre Colombia y Filipinas desde 2005. Aqui hay los reflexiones desde los participantes de Colombia.

Participant reflections: Bong Montesa: What shall I write about?

Nov 2010
Following an exchange between peace practitioners from Colombia and the Philippines, Bong Montesa, a Filipino participant, expressed some thoughts about Colombia and the actions of its government in this poem.

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