The Conflict in Colombia and Chocó

Abstract

This chapter provides a historical contextualisation of the conflict in Colombia and particularly in the region of Chocó, where the massacre of Bojayá took place in 2002. The first section provides a description of the analysis of the violence that has affected the country in the last 60 years and the transitional justice mechanisms that have been implemented since 2005, after the alleged demobilisation of the paramilitary army. The second section presents a description and analysis of the conflict in the region of Chocó, where the massacre of Bojayá took place. It explains how the violation of territorial and ethnic rights has influenced the conflict in the region. Understanding the social and political characteristics of the Colombian conflict permits to explain the challenges to a political and social transition in the country.