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Catherine Bermeo Alban, Luiz Fernando Marchiori de Melo and Mafalda Maria Oliveira Fernandes De Menezes Falcao, members of the Colombia Caravana Human Rights Clinic at London South Bank University, wrote about The Tribunal Popular de Siloé: The Tribunal is an example of community justice that aims to provide a space for marginalised communities to access justice and address impunity and lack of accountability of state institutions. It also promotes dialogue and reconciliation within the community and fosters a sense of solidarity and collective action. Between 3 May and 10 December 2022, the Tribunal investigated atrocities committed in 2021 during the demonstrations that were part of the national strike national”). Here you can read the article.

Picture: Professor Sara Chandler , Melanie Gingell, Director of the LSBU Human Rights Clinic.
Caravana Volunteers : Luiz F. Marchiori de Melo, Mafalda M. Oliveira Fernández, Catherine Bermeo.