Aug
06
2015
‘Reparation transforms victims’ lives’: Paula Gaviria
On the fifth year of President Juan Manuel Santos’ government, when the national government and the FARC-EP guerrilla discuss how to put an end to the internal armed conflict in Havana (Cuba), the Unit for the Victims talks about the achievements reached in terms of attention, assistance, and comprehensive reparation to those affected by the conflict since the Victims and Land Restitution Law (Law 1448 in 2011) was approved.
Bogotá, D.C.
On the fifth year of President Juan Manuel Santos’ government, when the national government and the FARC-EP guerrilla discuss how to put an end to the internal armed conflict in Havana (Cuba), the Unit for the Victims talks about the achievements reached in terms of attention, assistance, and comprehensive reparation to those affected by the conflict since the Victims and Land Restitution Law (Law 1448 in 2011) was approved.
‘The comprehensive reparation process has results that go beyond figures: Peasants work their lands again, women who recover self-confidence after sexual attacks, communities whose neighbors gather after years of mistrust. Reparation transforms victims’ lives,’ said Paula Gaviria, Victims Unit’s director.
‘President Santos has said on several occasions that the Victims Law is a pillar of his government, because for the very first time, the State acknowledged the existence of the armed conflict and, that in this framework, the rights of thousands of victims had been violated. Colombia couldn’t wait any longer to acknowledge and repair them,’ added Gaviria.