{"id":27467,"date":"2022-06-12T09:20:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T07:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=27467"},"modified":"2022-06-12T09:27:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T07:27:41","slug":"inside-a-reintegration-camp-for-colombias-ex-guerrilla-fighters-words-of-reconciliation-are-our-only-weapons-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=27467","title":{"rendered":"Inside a reintegration camp for Colombia\u2019s\u00a0ex-guerrilla\u00a0fighters: \u2018Words of reconciliation are our only weapons\u00a0now\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DISARMAMENT & SECURITY .<\/p>\n

An article from The Conversation<\/a><\/p>\n

The election of Iv\u00e1n Duque four years ago was a threat for us. But we will continue to follow the peace agreement regardless of who is the next president of Colombia. We are more determined than ever to comply with the peace accords, and this is the reason they want to kill us.<\/p>\n

Olmedo Vega\u00a0<\/a> spent 35 years as a guerrilla commander during Colombia\u2019s armed conflict \u2013 one of the longest the world has ever seen. \u201cThe FARC is my family \u2013 I grew up with the guerrillas. But now I really want to commit to this new life here in Agua Bonita, along with my old comrades.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nOne of the many thought-inspiring murals painted on the houses of Agua Bonita. Photo: Juan Pablo Valderrama.\u00a0Author provided<\/center><\/p>\n

Over the past four years, we have carried out 42 in-depth interviews with former guerrilla soldiers in Agua Bonita and some of the other 25 Territorial Spaces for Training, Reintegration and Reincorporation (ETCR in Spanish), developed by the Colombian government and the UN to resettle thousands of former FARC fighters after\u00a0the historic\u00a02016 peace agreement.<\/p>\n

We sought to understand\u00a0the barriers faced by ex-combatants\u00a0<\/a> as they try to reintegrate into civil society. With President Duque\u2019s reign almost over and his successsor due to be\u00a0elected on June 19<\/a>, the result has major implications for the future of Colombia, the survival of the peace agreement, and the prospects of all those former combatants who have committed to a life without conflict.<\/p>\n

After six decades of fighting, it is estimated that almost 20% of the population is a\u00a0 direct victim of Colombia\u2019s civil war\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/a>including\u00a0<\/a> almost 9 million internally displaced people, 200,000 enforced disappearances, up to 40,000 kidnappings, more than 17,000 child soldiers, nearly 9,321 landmine incidents, and 16,324 acts of sexual violence.<\/p>\n

For the almost 13,000 former FARC guerrillas, the end of the conflict initiated a process of \u201cdisarmament, demobilisation and reintegration\u201d into Colombian society. But while positive steps were taken on both sides,\u00a0more than 300 massacres\u00a0<\/a> have been recorded since the peace deal was signed on September 26 2016. Some\u00a0316 FARC ex-combatants\u00a0<\/a> and\u00a01,287 human rights defenders\u00a0<\/a> have been murdered during this period of \u201cpeace\u201d, putting the agreement under\u00a0increasing threat.<\/p>\n

\u2018A place to have a dignified life\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Agua Bonita\u00a0<\/a> (\u201cBeautiful water\u201d) guerrilla demobilisation camp is located on a small plateau on the edge of the Amazon basin, about an hour\u2019s bumpy drive from Florencia, capital city of the Caquet\u00e1 department in Colombia\u2019s Amazon\u00eda region.<\/p>\n

Since 1970, Caquet\u00e1 had been the headquarters for both FARC and the guerrillas of\u00a0the Popular Liberation Army <\/a> \u00a0(EPL). It is a geographically strategic corridor for illicit drug trafficking (particularly related to the production of cocaine), the transport of illegal weapons and the smuggling of kidnapped people. It is also one of the first places where guerrilla groups\u00a0used landmines\u00a0<\/a> to wrest territorial control from the Colombian army.<\/p>\n

In 2017, when ex-FARC combatants first arrived in the empty area where Agua Bonita now stands, they worked with local builders for seven months to construct 63 houses using glass-reinforced plastic and average-quality plywood. Local workers from Florencia and the nearby towns of Morelia, Belen de los Andaqu\u00edes and El Paujil helped them build the camp.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the beginning, it was difficult to work side-by-side with the local builders because of our stigma as\u00a0guerrilleros,\u201d recalled\u00a0Federico Montes,<\/a> one of the community leaders. \u201cBut after six months of working with us every day, a couple of them moved with their families to live here!\u201d<\/p>\n

Agua Bonita is situated amid one of the most biologically diverse terrestrial ecosystems in the world; home to around 40,000 plant species, nearly 1,300 bird species and 2.5 million different insects. Red-bellied piranhas and pink river dolphins swim in the waters here \u2013 yet in both 2019 and 2020, Colombia was named the world\u2019s\u00a0deadliest country for environmentalists\u00a0<\/a> by human rights and environmental observers Global Witness.<\/p>\n

According to Montes, Agua Bonita\u2019s high year-round temperatures and humidity mean \u201cthe weather is perfect to grow yucca, plantain, cilantro and pineapple. And if you are feeling more adventurous, you can have trees of\u00a0araza<\/a>,\u00a0copoazu<\/a>,\u00a0yellow pitaya\u00a0<\/a> and other Amazonic crops. We are in the middle of a fruit heaven here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The community started with a population of more than 300 ex-FARC combatants. These days, it boasts a library with 19 computers and four printers, a bakery, convenience store and restaurant, a football pitch, health centre and community centre with a daycare facility for toddlers. Former combatants farm eight hectares of pineapple cash crop and have their own basic processing plant for fruit pulp. They also have six 13-metre-long fish tanks, a big hen house and dozens of large communal gardens.<\/p>\n

One of the main attractions for visitors is the\u00a0vibrant murals\u00a0<\/a> painted on the 65 modest houses, \u00a0portraying\u00a0 <\/a> everything from local flora and fauna to guerrilla leaders and FARC paraphernalia. The most recurring features are the words \u201cpeace\u201d, \u201creconciliation\u201d and \u201chope\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur main aim,\u201d said Montes, \u201cis to create a place to have a dignified life, where all together can be free, safe and secure, living in proper houses with access to health, employment, and education.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yet since the establishment of Agua Bonita in 2017,\u00a029 ex-combatants\u00a0<\/a> have been killed in the area. According to\u00a0Olmedo<\/a>: \u201cDuring the government of Duque, there has been a shortage of food, goodwill and economic support in Agua Bonita \u2013 a total lack of governmental support. But the presidential elections are giving us hope for a better future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018A lot of stigmas and negative attitudes against us\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the run up to his election in June 2018, Duque, as leader of the right-wing Centro Democr\u00e1tico party, fiercely opposed the peace agreement with the FARC, vowing to renegotiate what he described as a\u00a0\u201clenient\u201d deal\u00a0<\/a> while pledging not to \u201ctear the agreement to shreds\u201d.<\/p>\n

After four years in charge, Duque \u2013 Colombia\u2019s\u00a0least popular president\u00a0<\/a> in polling history \u2013 has\u00a0undermined\u00a0<\/a> the implementation of the peace agreement, and further\u00a0polarised\u00a0<\/a> the country and its politics. Levels of respect for human rights, security, quality of life and poverty\u00a0have all worsened\u00a0<\/a> under his militaristic tenure.<\/p>\n

Olmedo Vega, 49, has lived in Agua Bonita from its earliest foundations. When we met him, Vega was taking part in a\u00a0video letter exchange project\u00a0<\/a> with young people from Medellin, Colombia\u2019s second-largest city. \u201cSome of the questions from these students were really difficult to answer,\u201d he told us. \u201cThere are a lot of stigmas and negative attitudes against us as ex-FARC members. \u2018Terrorist\u2019, \u2018murderer\u2019, \u2018killer\u2019, \u2018scumbag\u2019 \u2026 these are the words some people used to introduce me.\u201d<\/p>\n

But these days, Vega is proud to call himself a student too. One evening, during dinner, he asked us: \u201cWhat did the arrival of an American astronaut on the Moon mean politically?\u201d<\/p>\n

As we fumbled for an answer, he interrupted to say: \u201cI am studying four hours every day to get my qualifications: two hours in the morning, two in the afternoon. We are 30 comrades working so hard to sit the ICFES (Colombian A-level exams) next September. This is why I believe in the peace process, because now we have the opportunity to study. I want to be a doctor in the future, this is my dream. I want to help people, and to build a more equal society in Colombia.\u201d<\/p>\n

That evening, Vega offered us\u00a0cancharina\u00a0<\/a> for pudding and the sugar cane drink\u00a0agua de panela<\/a> , a FARC\u00a0culinary tradition. And he talked about one topic repeatedly: the murder of his best friend, Jorge Eliecer Garz\u00f3n,\u00a0by paramilitary groups <\/a>\u00a0in 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cJorge was my pal. He taught me how to be a good\u00a0guerrillero, a good comrade. He strongly believed in the power of peace and reconciliation. I cannot understand why he was assassinated in front of his family in that bakery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Expressed as a cold statistic, Garz\u00f3n was\u00a0ex-combatant no.290\u00a0to have been murdered since the signing of the peace agreement. The\u00a0reasons for these killings\u00a0<\/a> vary, from preventing the political participation of ex-FARC members to asserting control of areas for the production and international distribution of cocaine. In general, security and justice for demobilised FARC fighters has never been a priority for the Duque administration, and paramilitary groups have taken advantage of this.<\/p>\n

At one point in the evening, Vega recalled: \u201cJorge used to say to me: \u2018You must believe in how peace can change the world. But to heal and be in peace, I do not need to forgive what these paramilitary groups have done to us. Jorge didn\u2019t deserve to be murdered. After his killing, I was broken.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mostly, however, Vega remained conciliatory, and positive. \u201cWe are more determined than ever to comply with the peace accords \u2013 this is the reason they want to kill us. We need to defend the peace agreement. Words of reconciliation and hard work are our only weapons now. I am feeling positive. This is the best way to honour the memory of Jorge.\u201d<\/p>\n

The spectre of political assassination<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colombia\u2019s current presidential campaign has been haunted by the spectre of\u00a0political assassination<\/a>.\u00a0 Gustavo Petro<\/a>, the leftist former guerrilla and ex-mayor of Colombia\u2019s capital Bogot\u00e1, had to call off public appearances after his campaign received first-hand information regarding assassination plots by paramilitary groups. His running partner,\u00a0Francia M\u00e1rquez<\/a>, a black environmentalist, also received death threats.
\nPetro led the presidential election first round on May 29 with 40% of the votes. His rival in the run-off on June 19 will be\u00a0Rodolfo Hern\u00e1ndez<\/a>, a businessman-politician who is viewed as a right-wing conservative and populist outsider.<\/p>\n

Colombia is the only major country in Latin America that has\u00a0never had a leftist leader<\/a>. The country\u2019s right-wing parties and liberal establishment appear determined to maintain this record, amid campaigns that have been regularly accused of\u00a0racism, sexism and classism\u00a0<\/a> against M\u00e1rquez in particular.<\/p>\n

Yet according to a recent\u00a0survey, 79% of Colombians believe the country is on the wrong track. Political parties have a collective disapproval rate of 76%, with the Colombian Congress only marginally less unpopular.<\/p>\n

The successful reintegration of thousands of ex-FARC guerrillas into civil society remains one of many daunting challenges for the next Colombian government. Reintegration problems encountered by ex-combatants worldwide have\u00a0included\u00a0<\/a> a lack of educational opportunities, the absence of suitable career options and insufficient psychological support.<\/p>\n

In Colombia, we have identified\u00a0three crucial aspects\u00a0<\/a> that are challenging successful reintegration for FARC ex-combatants: a lack of participation in the civilian economy, a lack of access to educational opportunities, and a failure by the authorities to exercise \u201cequal citizenship\u201d that guarantees social and civic reintegration.<\/p>\n

At stake is the entire future of the peace agreement, and with it, prospects for reducing poverty, inequality and other dynamics of economic exclusion. Three generations of Colombians do not know what it means to live in a peaceful society. The reintegration of ex-combatants is crucial to building a general understanding that reconciliation is key to creating a new Colombia, where violence is not the answer to overcoming your problems.<\/p>\n

\u2018The stigma makes it impossible to get a job\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The access road to Agua Bonita is not easy. There is no public transport, and the roads are extremely precarious. The poor transport infrastructure of Caquet\u00e1 in general severely hampers the\u00a0productivity of this region<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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While the camp \u2013 which operates entirely as a cooperative \u2013 has not suffered from trade boycotts, unlike some other reintegration camps, raw materials can take months to arrive here. And the twin spectres of discrimination and unemployment loom large over residents here.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have plenty of stories of people saying to me: \u2018You cannot get a job because you don\u2019t deserve it, just get out of here,\u2019\u201d Vega told us. \u201cI have to fight against this stigma every day, and it is worst when I have to apply for a job because sometimes people have the wrong idea about us. I am a proud ex-combatant that just wants the peace of Colombia and a decent job!\u201d<\/p>\n

Daniel Aldana\u00a0<\/a> is one of the youngest ex-combatants living in Agua Bonita. He has been trying to get a job since 2019 but, due to the extent of criminalisation and stigmatisation of ex-FARC guerrillas in the region, he said it is almost impossible for him even to secure an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the employers saw my identity card had been issued in La Monta\u00f1ita [the nearest town to Agua Bonita], they said I needed to have a \u2018special selection process\u2019. That means they will double or triple-check with the authorities if I have a police record or if my name is on a terrorist database list. If you say you are from Agua Bonita, the people say you are a terrorist. This stigma is making it impossible to get a job here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aldana is not alone.\u00a0Jorge Suarez<\/a>, a builder who spent more than 13 years as a FARC commander, recalled going for a job interview in Florencia. \u201cIt was so humiliating. \u2018Assassin\u2019, \u2018murderer\u2019 and \u2018scumbag\u2019 were just a few of the words the people at the recruitment agency used to refer to me. Never again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Suarez added: \u201cThe problem is that people don\u2019t trust us. We have done everything to show that our intentions for a peaceful future are real, yet so far we are getting only two things back: no proper jobs, and tons of bullets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Such experiences are not unique to ex-combatants living in Agua Bonita. Esteban Torres, a former guerrilla doing his reintegration in the\u00a0Pondores\u00a0<\/a> camp (ETCR Amaury Rodr\u00edguez<\/a>) in La Guajira, told us he had experienced the same negative reaction.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Riohacha City, when I was looking for a job, the people said to me: \u2018Well, you look like a nice bloke, but you have blood on your hands. You will never have a job here because you have the blood of innocent people on your hands, and you are a terrorist \u2013 a disgrace.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Torres continued: \u201cThat is when you realise that this is a long-term process. We need a process to remove the stigma against us from Colombian people\u2019s hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lessons from Northern Ireland<\/strong><\/p>\n

As well as our interviews with former guerrilla soldiers in Colombia, we also conducted 12 in-depth conversations with ex-combatants in the conflict known as\u00a0The Troubles<\/a>. Despite Northern Ireland\u2019s\u00a0peace agreement\u00a0<\/a> having been in place for nearly a quarter of a century \u2013 and the country\u2019s very different societal context \u2013 we found many of the raw grievances raised by ex-FARC combatants mirrored by these former political prisoners in Northern Ireland, all of whom asked to remain anonymous.<\/p>\n

While we heard common themes expressed by loyalist and republican interviewees alike, we highlight some republican voices here as these ex-combatants were dedicated to a form of counter-state insurgency that resembled the aims of the FARC\u2019s armed struggle against the Colombian state.<\/p>\n

One former member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, (P)IRA, spoke about his difficulties finding meaningful employment, despite the fact that he had gained educational qualifications during his time in prison. \u201cI could only get low-level jobs. In prison I had studied so I had qualifications, but I was still only working as a kitchen porter or doorman.<\/p>\n

“No one would employ an IRA guy,\u201d he continued. \u201cIn one job, I was asked to leave because people found out about my past. They weren\u2019t comfortable working with me any more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another ex-(P)IRA combatant explained the complexity of simply filling out a job application form. \u201cA job application asks: \u2018Do you have a criminal record?\u2019 If we say \u2018no\u2019 because we claim we don\u2019t have a criminal record \u2013 we are not criminals \u2013 then we have lied and can be dis-employed, which has happened to many people. But if we say \u2018yes\u2019, then we will not get through the vetting procedure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Our interviews\u00a0also highlighted a common resentment about the forms of legally structured discrimination that former combatants in Northern Ireland have experienced.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can be stopped from travelling to certain places, and certain jobs are completely off limits to us,\u201d explained another ex-(P)IRA member. \u201cEven our ability to spend money is restricted; we can\u2019t purchase home insurance and car insurance. It\u2019s an inhibitor. We can\u2019t get business loans \u2026 It all adds up to making things more difficult for us than for everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many of our interviewees had either worked or volunteered for community-based organisations that sought to diffuse inter-community tensions in Northern Ireland, and to steer young people away from participation in violence. In general, an incredibly small number of ex-political prisoners on both sides have returned to political violence, and very few have been convicted for other forms of violent criminality. Yet despite this, the loyalist and republican ex-combatants we spoke to complained of being largely denied equality of citizenship, and still face blockages to participation in the civilian economy.<\/p>\n

\u2018Society resents us\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

More than a decade ago,\u00a0Esperanza* served as a commander and learned about equal rights as she fought side-by-side with the FARC men. But as soon as she stepped into civilian life, she told us she lost her autonomy again.<\/p>\n

\u201cHistorically, this is a patriarchal culture. Those of us who go to war break traditional roles and stereotypes set for women, so society resents us. I used to give orders and command 100 armed men, and now they are expecting me to do a cooking course! What the hell?\u201d<\/p>\n

Problems highlighted by Esperanza and\u00a0Tania Gomez, another female ex-combatant living in Agua Bonita, include an absence of suitable career options for women, and a lack of psychological support and understanding of their needs and interests following the war. Such concerns are leading female ex-combatants to drop out of the reintegration programmes.<\/p>\n

When the Colombian Reintegration Agency offered Gomez the chance to do a sewing and childcare course, she recalled saying to the official: \u201cAre you kidding me! After 10 years of fighting against the Colombian Army every day, you want me to open a kindergarten? I didn\u2019t join FARC to become a substitute mother, I am a revolutionary!\u201d<\/p>\n

For female ex-combatants, after long years as a fighter, the idea of \u201cmainstream\u201d family life can be very unappealing. \u201cWhat would my life be like in the future if I follow this path?\u201d Esperanza asked us. \u201cJust at home with a husband, kids and playing \u2018happy house\u2019 forever? No way! I wouldn\u2019t last a day doing that!\u201d<\/p>\n

The reintegration process has clearly failed to achieve genuine gender inclusiveness. When we asked\u00a0Nelcy Balquiro\u00a0why she joined the FARC 11 years ago, she said without hesitation: \u201cI wanted to change the world and become somebody. I wanted to be part of something important. My dream now as a civilian is to empower everyday women about their rights and fight this patriarchal system. As a female ex-FARC commander, this is now my more important\u00a0political mission<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Discussing the wave of violence that is killing ex-combatants, Balquiro countered immediately: \u201cNobody says anything about the murdered females \u2013 once again the spotlight is on men! Nobody is saying a word about Maria, Patricia, Luz and the other\u00a010 women\u00a0<\/a> who have been murdered [since the peace agreement] \u2013 it is shameful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Balquiro wants to fight for equal pay and the right to work outside the home. She argued that \u201cfeminism is a main part of being a female ex-combatant. We are fighting now for Colombian women to have freedom from abuse and male exploitation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018We are dreaming of peace\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colombia\u2019s outgoing leader Iv\u00e1n Duque will be widely remembered as a\u00a0president that did nothing\u00a0<\/a> to implement the peace agreement. Colombia\u2019s election now offers a critical opportunity to address the problems amplified by four years of governmental neglect and lack of political will.<\/p>\n

Sim\u00f3n* is a FARC ex-combatant living in the\u00a0Icononzo\u00a0<\/a> camp (ETCR\u00a0Antonio Nari\u00f1o<\/a>) in the Andean region of Tolima. \u201cI don\u2019t want to live in fear for another four years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe feeling that paramilitary soldiers can kill you at any moment, working in\u00a0alliance\u00a0with the actual government,\u00a0like what happened in Putumayo recently<\/a>\u00a0\u2026 it\u2019s becoming unbearable. This presidential election is the opportunity to build new roads, new ways, and leave the torturous one that we are having now.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Esteban Torres from the\u00a0Pondores\u00a0<\/a> camp: \u201cThe implementation of the peace process is similar to [Colombia\u2019s traditional festival],\u00a0Barranquilla\u2019s carnival<\/a>. Those who live it, enjoy it \u2013 and we want to continue the party. [Our goal] is not just to stop killing each other any more in Colombia; it is about creating a new culture of peace, a new rhythm.<\/p>\n

“Duque almost killed the party. He didn\u2019t know how to dance along with people that don\u2019t like guns and his extreme-right perspectives. He just likes the rhythms of war. But now we have the opportunity to start tuning good vibes once again and change our future as new citizens of Colombia. My hope is to restart the party!\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the six-decade conflict, the Colombian state helped to create and sustain an image of FARC combatants as bloodthirsty barbarians. The new government will need to take brave and imaginative steps to break down these deep-rooted conceptions. There have already been some important initiatives, such as the\u00a0letter exchanges\u00a0<\/a> between former FARC combatants and Colombian civilians. However, much more must be done if the Colombian state is to avoid the long-standing forms of discrimination still being expressed by ex-political prisoners in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also important, in time, to remove legal barriers to equality of citizenship. Understandable measures taken in the immediate aftermath of the conflict, such as the need to carry forms of personal identification that highlight an ex-combatant\u2019s background, need to be subject to sunset clauses \u2013 to be lifted, for example, if an individual has met certain requirements that demonstrate their dedication to peace. Similarly, criminal records directly related to participation in the conflict might also be erased once ex-combatants have demonstrated their commitment to the agreement.<\/p>\n

In addition, former combatants need to feel some control over their own reintegration. Many participated in combat from a very young age, and possess few skills beyond those learned in situations of violence. Peace can be very difficult for them to navigate. This needs to be recognised and incorporated into the thinking of the Colombian peace process as it develops under the new government.<\/p>\n

On the last day of our visit to Agua Bonita, we asked Olmedo Vega what his biggest wish for the future is. \u201cFrom the bottom of our hearts,\u201d he said, \u201cit is not to leave us alone. We have suffered war, and [since then] we have grown in hope and love. We carry on our backs the historical responsibility of generating reconciliation. We are dreaming of peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

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