Since the mid 1990s, growing attention has been given in scholarly debate and public sphere to forgiveness, restorative justice reconciliation peacebuilding. These concepts have reflected upon highlighted as core components of restoring right relationships sustainable peacebuilding: at first focusing mainly on individuals relations between them later well communities states sphere. Attempts bet...

This article explores the relationship between security and development in peacebuilding policies post-accord Colombia. It focuses particularly on Colombia’s efforts to substitute crops used for illegal purposes with alternative forms of sustainable livelihood order curb what is perceived as one biggest threats both country. argues that continued violence creates considerable obstacles local ac...

At the KOFF Roundtable on Challenges for Human Rights Defenders: Reflections from Nepal, three inputs were made by Dipendra Jha, Advocate of Supreme Court of Nepal and Chairman of Terai Human Rights Defenders Alliance, Martin Stürzinger from the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Human Security Division and Anna Leissing from the Centre for Peacebuilding KOFF. The roundtable highlight...