Participación de las víctimas en la JEP: Especial referencia a los informes de las organizaciones de víctimas, étnicas y de derechos humanos

In the Colombian Special Jurisdiction for Peace (SJP), victims, ethnic and human rights' organizations can submit a report about the violation of their rights in the framework of the armed conflict (regulated by the Law 1922 of 2018). These reports are considered one expression of the right of victims' participation before the SJP. In this paper, we first present the regulatory framework about the participation of victims in the SJP and the importance of ensuring this right in the face of the challenges of this jurisdiction. Second, we present a qualitative approach of data gathered from semi-structured interviews conducted with representatives of organizations that have submitted reports to the SJP. These interviews aimed to explore the right of submitting reports to the SJP regarding three concepts: support, visibility and participation. Results showed that (1) victims receive support to submit their reports, (2) the submission of the reports increase victims' visibility, and (3) the submission of the reports are considered an actual victims' participation mechanism.