Colombia’s Truth, Coexistence and Non-Recurrence Commission: Innovations, Challenges and Opportunities

This policy briefing compiles reflections from a series of talks organised by the research team of the “MEMPAZ: Bringing Memories from the Margins” project in autumn 2019. The University of Bristol hosted members of the Truth, Coexistence and Non-Recurrence Commission (TCNC) to participate in ‘Truth, Memory and Diaspora: The Seeds of Peace in Colombia,’ from 16-21 October, for a week of transnational dialogue and collaboration between British and Colombian state, academic and civil society institutions. This week of events was an opportunity to understand the developments and challenges faced in implementing the truth-telling mechanism of the transitional justice system, at this pivotal time in Colombia’s history.