Professor at the National University of Colombia. Former president of the National Commission for Reparation and Reconciliation (CNRR) and member of the Board of Directors of the Victims Fund of the International Criminal Court.
In Latin America, seven presidents have guerrilla backgrounds. Those who have opted for gradual changes were more successful, while those who chose rupturist projects failed.
The last two decades have witnessed a broad reversal of democracy in the world. Fifteen countries out of 86 have lost their democratic governments. Today, a high proportion of the world's population — around 70% — live under semi-democratic or outright autocratic regimes.
