Mothers in Colombia continue to search for justice and closure for their sons, who disappeared under the Bush administration's 'Plan Colombia' and were declared 'false positives' — civilians falsely identified as rebels and killed by the military.
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Gustavo Arbelaez, left, a former commander of the demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia , speaks during a hearing with the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, which encourages offenders to confess their crimes, in Cali, Colombia. “It’s been 17 years and still hurts,” said Tejada, who found Morales’ remains in 2024. “I asked God for help because it was difficult to see his bones. We still mourn.”
“None of us decided, from a young age, to become paramilitary leaders, rebels, drug dealers or to run a hitman’s organization,” he said. “Certain circumstances led us to embrace those decisions and no one owns the truth, so we are still trying to understand what made us become part of a conflict that drove us to kill one another.”Government forces and illegal groups were as responsible for massacres, forced recruitment and disappearances.
For those who have searched for their loved ones for decades — signed accord or not — peace has been a troublesome concept to grasp on.
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