The nature of women, peace and security: a Colombian perspective

Yoshida, Keina and Céspedes-Báez, Lina M (2021) The nature of women, peace and security: a Colombian perspective. International Affairs, 97 (1). 17 - 34. ISSN 0020-5850

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Abstract

On 12 November 2019, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), handed down a landmark decision in the case of ‘Katsa Su’ concerning the Awa indigenous group in Colombia. The Colombian conflict has particularly affected indigenous groups, such as the Awa people, and has also affected the territory in which they live. In this article, we explore the decision of the JEP, within a broader analysis of the Colombian peace agreement and consider how it might help us to think about the place of the environment in the Women, Peace and Security agenda and in international law. We call for a gendered and intersectional approach to environmental peacebuilding which is attentive to the importance of gender and different groups. Further, we highlight how the Colombian example shows how concepts such as relief, recovery and reparations are often confined in international law to women's recovery and redress with respect to sexual violence and yet, this conceptualization should be much broader. The Katsa Su case provides an example of the fact that reparations and redress must address other forms of violence, spiritual and ecological, which women also suffer in times of conflict.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://academic.oup.com/ia
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Authors
Divisions:	IGA: Centre for Women Peace and Security
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman J Political Science > JZ International relations
Date Deposited:	16 Jul 2020 10:30
Last Modified:	23 Nov 2024 00:11
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/105709

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