Dr. Virginia M. Bouvier
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- See my bio.
- Order my book, Colombia: Building Peace in a Time of War
- Order my book: Whose America? The War of 1898 and the Battles to Define a Nation
- Order my book: The Globalization of U.S.-Latin American Relations
- Order my book: Women and the Conquest of California, 1542-1840
- Ahora en español--La construcción de la paz en tiempos de guerra (2014).
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- Gender and the Role of Women in Colombia's Peace Process
Tag Archives: ICRC
Colombia Peace Talks Open with Second Rebel Group: Process Might Provide Model for Civil Society Participation
February 6, 2017 After three years of exploratory talks, the Colombian government and the country’s largest remaining insurgency, the National Liberation Army (ELN), are due to open formal negotiations tomorrow in Quito, Ecuador. The beginning of the long-delayed talks represents … Continue reading
No Hedging of Bets for Colombia’s Plebiscite
September 9, 2016 Colombian rebel troops are heading to decommissioning centers and minors are set to leave guerrilla ranks on Sept. 10 as the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) begin implementing their peace accord ahead of … Continue reading
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September 9, 2016
Tagged Alejandro Ordóñez, Andres Pastrana, Álvaro Uribe, Carter Center, CICR, DDR, Democracy, El Salvador, ELN, FARC-EP, ICRC, IOM, Juan Manuel Santos, Nepal, Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy, Northern Ireland, OIM, Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri, South Africa, Timochenko, United Nations, Universidad de los Andes, Universidad Nacional
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New Steps to Address The Tragedy of Colombia’s Disappeared
June 10, 2016 Virginia M. Bouvier and Lisa Haugaard* The tragedy of the “disappeared” in Colombia’s more than half-century of internal war cuts across the entire society. Among those who were forcibly seized and then vanished without further information are … Continue reading
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June 10, 2016
Tagged Carlos Valdes, cemeteries, Christoph Harnisch, Diana Arango, Equitas, Familiares Colombia, ICRC, Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses, International Committee of the Red Cross, LAWGEF, Lisa Haugaard, Medicina Legal, Ulianov Franco, USIP, Virginia Bouvier, Working Group on Forced Disappearance
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Confidence Builds for Peace in Colombia
Dec. 2, 2015 Colombia’s peace talks have seen an acceleration of activity since Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC commander-in-chief Rodrigo Londoño (aka ‘Timoleón Jiménez’ or ‘Timochenko’) met in Havana on Sept. 23 and promised there would be a … Continue reading
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December 3, 2015
Tagged Alfonso Reyes, APEC, arms purchases, Belisario Betancur, Bernie Aronson, Carlos Valdes, child soldiers, Children and armed conflict, China, Christoph Harnisch, Clara Rojas, disappeared, Eamon Filmore, Eamon Gilmore, England, FARC-EP, France, Havan, Humberto de la Calle, ICRC, ICTJ, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Ivan Marquez, Juan Manuel Santos, Leila Zerrougui, M-19, military training, Palace of Justice, Paula Gaviria, reconciliation, Recruitment of Minors, Ricardo Telles, Rodrigo Granda, Rodrigo Londoño, Russia, Sergio Jaramillo, Supreme Court, Timochenko, UNSC, US
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FARC Announces Unilateral, Indefinite Ceasefire Beginning Saturday
Wed., Dec. 17, 2014 At a press conference at 3 p.m. this afternoon, Iván Márquez, the FARC’s lead negotiator, announced that the FARC would initiate a unilateral ceasefire and cessation of hostilities beginning on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 12:01 a.m. (See … Continue reading
