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EL ETAT DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS EN EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE

It refers as the origin of the violence characterized by relations between liberals and
conservatives since the nineteenth century, social exclusion, and lack of democratic options

for the opposition. Aspects that explain the emergence of groups outside the law in the 60s

and 70s, to continue the conflict with the appearance of the production and export of drugs

and the emergence of self-defense and paramilitary groups.

As a result, the product of the national clamor and taking into account that the construction

of peace is a matter of society, the national Government and the FARC-EP decided in 2012:
"Start direct and uninterrupted conversations on the agenda items ... in order to reach a

Final Agreement for the termination of the conflict that contributes to the construction of

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stable and lasting peace" .

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Thus, through Legislative Act No. 01 of July 31, 2012 , legal instruments of transitional
justice were established, which purpose was to facilitate the termination of the internal

armed conflict and the achievement of a stable and lasting peace, with a guarantee of non-
repetition, and security for all Colombians; guaranteeing the rights of the victims: truth,

justice and compensation. Framework that was analyzed by the Constitutional Court in

sentence C 579 of 2014, which solved the problem that raised the definition of transitional

193 ECP- Escola de cultura de Pau Nro. 17. Oficina de promoción de la Pau de los Derechos Humanos. El
proceso de Paz en Colombia. 2010. Consultado en
http://ibdigital.uib.es/greenstone/collect/cd2/import/escolaculturapau/ecp0022.pdf el día 24 de Enero de
2016 a las 2.51 p.m.
194 General Agreement for the termination of the conflict and the construction of a stable and lasting peace.
August 26, 2012. Havana, Cuba. Consulted at
https://www.mesadeconversaciones.com.co/sites/default/files/AcuerdoGeneralTerminacionConflicto.pdf on
January 20, 2016 at 9.33 a.m.
195 CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA. Legislative Act No. 01 of July 31, 2012.

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