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Here you can find current news about the peace process, the peace agreement, their implementation and the contribution of the German-Colombian Peace Institute.

Academia meets the community in the workshop-seminar in Ibagué

Universidad de Ibagué, an associate member of German-Colombian Institute for Peace – CAPAZ held a workshop-seminar called “Conflict, Communication and mental-health: experiences of practical work with victims and their recovery”. The workshop was held on January 24, 2019 and it’s…

Call for Proposals – Workshop on Transitional Justice and Memory

The call for proposals of the Workshop “Transitional Justice and Memory – Colombia in a Latin American perspective” is now open. The workshop will take place from 10 to 12 July 2019 at Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany. The German-Colombian Peace…

Talk on Peace with the Academic Director of CAPAZ

The transnational network “Rodeemos el Diálogo” (ReD) is pleased to invite to its event in 2019 “Conservatorio de Paz” with the participation of the Academic Director of the CAPAZ Institute, Prof. Dr. Stefan Peters. Topics will be social inequalities and…

Bundespräsident Steinmeier zu Gast im CAPAZ Institut

Im Rahmen seines Staatsbesuchs in Kolumbien und Ecuador besuchte der Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier am 12. Februar 2019 das Deutsch-Kolumbianische Friedensinstitut – CAPAZ. Prof. Dr. Stefan Peters, akademischer Direktor des CAPAZ, empfing Bundespräsident Steinmeier im Museum Claustro de San Agustín in…

CAPAZ publishes Policy Brief on the situation of human rights defenders

“Panorama de las personas defensoras de derechos humanos y líderes sociales en riesgo en Colombia 2018-2019” (Outlook for Human Rights Defenders and Social Leaders at Risk in Colombia 2018-2019) is the first Policy Brief published by the German-Colombian Peace Institute…

Colombia in Erfurt: Academic cooperation through CAPAZ

For years, Dr. Solveig Richter, junior professor of international conflict management (Juniorprofessorin für International Conflict Management) at Universität Erfurt Willy Brandt School of Public Policy in Germany, has been researching the dynamics of armed conflict around the world. For the…