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Weekly Report - 30 November 2017 (WR-17-47)

Crucial peace legislation in Colombia goes down to the wire

Colombia’s congressional marathon is turning into a sprint. As we go to press on 30 November, the fast track mechanism to expedite the passage through congress of reforms to implement the peace accord with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc) is coming to an end. The government led by President Juan Manuel Santos is making a last-ditch effort to persuade the senate and lower chamber of congress to give final approval to the transitional justice system (JEP), a cornerstone of the peace accord. It is also trying to salvage something from the wreckage of its political and electoral reform, conclusively sunk by congress this week, by securing the reservation of 16 seats in the lower chamber for areas of the country most affected by the armed conflict.

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