Cátedra Unesco. Derechos humanos y violencia

This publication is the product of research completed within the framework of the UNESCO Chair "Human Rights and Violence: Government and Governance" of the Externado University of Colombia; It is made up of nine chapters that address relevant topics such as justice, the environment, mental health, memory and human rights from a restorative perspective that allows the inclusion of all actors and the reestablishment of economic, social and economic rights. cultural backgrounds of the vulnerable population. Chapter I addresses the epistemology of social injustice based on the contrast between universal theories of justice versus its substantial localism; In Chapter II, new debates are opened for politics and human rights and their connection with human life; Chapter III addresses the analysis of restorative justice on the punitive justice model in the case of the Arhuaco indigenous peoples in Colombia; Chapter IV analyzes the conception of justice for the population affected by the armed conflict in Colombia and its relationship with economic, social and cultural rights. Chapter V addresses the regulation of payment for environmental services within the framework of the Peace Agreement and its regression or contribution to the implementation of a stable and lasting peace.

 Chapters VI and VII analyze, from a government perspective, comprehensive health care programs with a psychosocial focus for victims of the armed conflict, and their contribution to reconciliation in light of restorative principles.

Finally, chapters VIII and IX emphasize the collective construction of memory and cultural heritage as a means to guarantee the right to truth and non-repetition.