Civil Peace

A young woman with dark hair gives the peace sign inside a prison.

In post-conflict Colombia, imprisoned ex-combatants help maintain a fragile peace

Global Politics

Adriana Cómbita, 27, sees herself as part of a new generation of peacemakers who are enlisting ex-combatants, both FARC and ex-paramilitary, to their movement. Her workshops in prisons coincide with Colombia’s new judicial process that encourages those charged with war crimes to confess everything in exchange for lighter sentences. 

The World

Chinua Achebe

Global Politics