Resumen de Transitional justice ‘from below’ as new approach to reconciliation in Colombia

Jair Galindo Velandia

• Transitional Justice “from below” is a new approach recommended by a significant group of experts as a mechanism for overcoming armed conflicts, as it facilitates reconciliation between victims and perpetrators and aims to address the structural causes of conflict, associated with second- and third-generation rights. On the one hand, this article aims to explore, through documentary methods, to what extent Transitional Justice “from below” responds to the gaps left by Transitional Justice “from above” given its retributive approach, and at the same time has the potential to satisfy the right to truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-repetition, giving victims the centrality they deserve within the processes of transition towards peace. On the other hand, it seeks to highlight some grassroots initiatives that facilitate reconciliation through the implementation of this approach.