The negotiators in Havana have not yet begun to address the item of ‘transitional justice’ rules to be adopted after a peace agreement is reached, but former president César Gaviria (1990-94) has brought it to the fore with a proposal to widen their scope to include non-combatants involved in the conflict. Gaviria’s proposal was welcomed by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc) and also, for different reasons, by the defence minister — reasons that also led to an emphatic rejection by the guerrillas of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) which is still fighting.End of preview - This article contains approximately 527 words.
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