COMISIONES DE LA VERDAD Y LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS: UN PUENTE HACIA LA RECONCILIACIÓN Y LA REINTEGRACIÓN SOCIAL COLOMBIANA

Abstract

Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) and transitional justice (JT) have traditionally had a disjointed approach, considering that they are targeting to differ-ent populations and objectives. This article supports the need to bring these two fields closer together and that their main point of convergence are truth commissions. These commissions are a space in which all the actors of the conflict: victims, perpetrators and other members of society, participate in the construction of the collective memory of a past of violence. This study analyzes the characteristics of these commissions, their par-ticipants, and the limits they have. Finally, it concludes that truth commissions are proof that the joint approach of DDR and JT contributes both to the reparation of victims and the reintegration of ex-combatants while contributing to achieve social reconciliation.