Ten years after the peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas, Rosa Emilia Salamanca, founder and director of the CIASE organization, speaks about the current state of peace in Colombia and what it means for her.
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In September 2016, the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas signed a peace agreement to end decades of armed conflict.
At the end of September 2016, Colombia's government and the FARC guerrillas signed a peace agreement. What's left of it? Rosa Emilia Salamanca is the founder and director of the organization CIASE (Corporación de Investigación y Acción Social y Económica), which has been committed to dialogue, peaceful conflict resolution and women's rights in Colombia for 20 years. Here she talks about what peace means to her.
DIE ZEIT: Ms. Salamanca, ten years ago the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas signed a peace treaty. Has the country become more peaceful since then?
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