Together for Justice: Meet Ana María Rodríguez Valencia

“Justice gives us hope, because it allows us to provide answers to the victims. [Answers] about what happened, [about] who violated their rights, ensuring that the person responsible is sanctioned.” 

Ana María Rodríguez Valencia, Director of the Comisión Colombiana de Juristas (Colombian Commission of Jurists), highlights the critical role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and other international justice mechanisms in Colombia. Ana María stresses that these mechanisms are essential because they complement the efforts of the Colombian justice system. Additionally, they serve as a reminder and apply necessary pressure on the national authorities to fulfil their duty to investigate the serious crimes committed during Colombia’s long-standing conflict and to ensure that those responsible are held to account. 

For the Colombian Commission of Jurists, justice represents a beacon of hope. It provides victims with the answers they need about what happened and identifies those who violated their rights. By holding perpetrators accountable, justice helps to restore the rule of law. Moreover, it sends a powerful message from the State that such violations will not go unpunished and will not be repeated, fostering a sense of security and trust in the legal system for the future. 

Learn more about Ana María's commitment to justice and her vision for a fair and accountable legal system. Join us in the fight for justice and accountability across Latin America and the globe. Together, we can build a region where human rights are protected, and impunity has no place. 

About the Comisión Colombiana de Juristas

The Comisión Colombiana de Juristas (Colombian Commission of Jurists) is a non-governmental, non-profit human rights organisation that seeks to contribute to: 

  • the improvement of the human rights situation in Colombia and the consolidation and enforcement of the social rule of law in the country; 

  • the defence and promotion of the realisation of human rights as both an end and a means, from a perspective of the right to truth, justice, and reparation, with a differential, gender, environmental, and territorial focus, placing special emphasis on vulnerable populations, such as rural and ethnic communities, women, LGBTI people, children, and persons with disabilities; 

  • the development of international human rights law (IHRL) and international humanitarian law (IHL) in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. 

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