Reparation for Victims in the Department of Atlántico within the Framework of the Comisión de la Verdad (“Truth Commission”)

Abstract

Justice, in general terms, can be understood as a value that assumes that all people must be treated fairly and receive what corresponds to them. It is a basic ethical concept, essential for the functioning of any society and problem, and helps people who have or had violent situations to human rights, thanks to them the case about what happened to the victims is carried out. The general objective is to describe what is the cause for not repairing the victims in the Department of Atlántico within the framework of the truth commission. This article is justified because it is important to highlight, disseminate and analyze the relationship of the JEP entity with the truth commission and how it intends to guarantee the right to the truth, reparation to victims and non-repetition. The Methodology to be used in this article is the Historical Research Paradigm with a Quantitative - Qualitative Approach the research method Inductive the type of research. Documentary and descriptive history of the population and sample. The techniques to be used are non-probabilistic, the survey and the interview - the source of obtaining the information - The testimonies of users and officials regarding the operation of the JEP will be used as sources of information. At the end of the necessary investigations, we found that in the JEP and the truth commission, there were advances that undoubtedly granted peace agreements and victims.