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EL ETAT DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS EN EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE

In this regard, it is stated that "The peace process must be understood as a civic process that
is being built, modified and enriched by the dynamics of political discussion and the growing

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participation of the State, its institutions, the private sector, armed actors and civil society” .
Transitional justice is, according to the United Nations Security Council, “the full range of

processes and mechanisms associated with the attempts of a society to solve the problems
arising from a past of large-scale abuses, in order that those responsible hold accounts of their

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actions, serve justice and achieve reconciliation" .

According to the above, it is clear that Colombia is currently in a transition stage, which will

entail changes and transformations. Transitional justice is not a new issue, that rather than

theorizing about it, it is important to verify in practice the experience lived by other countries

that have gone through peace or post-conflict processes, in order to have precise indicators
and apply them in our country. Only in this way can results be produced and meet the

proposed goals, only in this way will stability and satisfaction be achieved for the rights of the

victims, only in this way can we learn from the experiences of the past, aim at reconciliation,
promote democracy, consolidate the internal judicial system and serve justice and peace and

therefore sustainable development; because –as indicated by Kofi Annan, former UN

secretary-general-: "The more people understand the costs of war and the benefits of peace,
the more support they can give to the process".

200 MUÑOZ HERNANDEZ, Luis A. Justicia transicional y l realidad de los procesos de paz en la construcción
del nuevo orden social en Colombia. Universidad libre seccional Cúcuta. Cúcuta. 2012. Pág. 42.
201 CONSTITUTIONAL COURT. Sentence C 579 of 2014. Judge Jorge Ignacio Pretelt Chaljub.

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