Mirada analítica a los derechos a la justicia y a la verdad de las víctimas de ejecuciones extrajudiciales en la justicia transicional colombiana

Abstract

In the present essay, it is analyzed the guarantee of the rights to justice and to the truth of the victims of extrajudicial killings in the Colombian transitional justice. For this purpose, in the first place, it is made a conceptual approach to the rights to justice and to the truth in Colombia, highlighting their most relevant elements or aspects; Secondly, they are treated the extrajudicial killings and transitional justice in Colombia, taking as reference their notions, meanings and main implications; and, thirdly, it is made a look in context at the state mechanisms for the guarantee of the rights to justice and to the truth of the victims of extrajudicial killings in Colombia. In the final part of the document, they are presented some conclusions derived from the analysis developed that indicate aspects such as a long road that must still be traveled by the country for the adequate and full guarantee of the referred rights given the situations and structural problems presented in Colombia, such as the absence of a true transition; the continuity of the conflict and the actors that make it dynamic; widespread corruption; inefficiency, bureaucracy and state disorganization; the difficulty of accessing detailed information and areas where extrajudicial killings were carried out; the lack of integral understanding of the demands, implications and challenges posed by the guarantee of rights such as justice and truth in Colombia, among others.