RPR Peace Mail July 17-23

Abstract

The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) opened the investigation and procedural stage in case 003, known as “false positives”. On 20 July, the new Congress was inaugurated in a historic moment that granted ten seats to members of the FARC. President Santos announced on Saturday that 36 new municipalities in the country were declared free of anti-personnel mines, bringing the total to 264.