María Jimena Duzán Photo: supplied/María Jimena Duzán
Colombia’s Truth Commission has presented its final report on the country’s civil conflict, announcing that at least 450,664 people were killed over nearly six decades.
Meanwhile, for the first time in 200 years the country has moved to the left with the election of Gustavo Petro as president. The former Bogotá mayor and guerilla fighter campaigned to expand social programmes, tax the rich and move away from fossil fuel dependency.
María Jimena Duzán is a celebrated journalist and political scientist, known for her fearless reporting for both Colombian and international media. In 2010 she published My Trip to Hell, telling the story of the murder of her sister at the hands of paramilitary groups.
Hundreds of people attend the delivery of the final report of the Truth Commission at the Jorge Eliecer Gaitan Theater in Bogota, Colombia. Photo: JUAN DAVID MORENO GALLEGO
