Abstract:
The historical and political realities of Colombia and Peru exhibit many similarities in the
origins of their internal conflicts, which led to the formation of illegal armed groups such as
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FARC-EP in Colombia and Sendero Luminoso in Peru. The militant strategies of these groups
resulted in an intensification of the conflict, reaching increasingly alarming levels of political
violence, human rights violations, and breaches of international humanitarian law. This disrupted
the foundational institutions of society and politics in both countries.
Despite the disbandment and dissolution of these groups, the conflict persisted. It
transformed with new faces, logic, and dissident structures due to unforeseen failures in state
responses and peace policies aimed at implementing Transitional Justice. This has led to post conflict situations that both nations continue to struggle with today.
Against this socio-political backdrop, our research conducts a comparative and
prospective analysis of the implementation of Transitional Justice in post-conflict Colombia and
post-terrorism Peru. We aim to evaluate their achievements, failures, and the new challenges in
protecting human rights amidst the evolving dynamics of conflict involving dissident groups.
