Internal armed Conflict and the Problem of the Multifaceted Violence
The paper examines the reasons and consequences of the many-sided violence in Colombia during and after the conclusion of an internal armed conflict. The author analyzes the activities of left-radical guerrilla, ultra-right paramilitary groups, organized crime and government security forces as a source of violence and human rights violations. Much attention is paid to the negotiation process with the participation of the conflicting parties and mechanisms aimed at reducing the level of violence. The study shows that after the signing of a peace agreement, the level of violence remains quite high, what is explained by the lack of structural reforms to weaken social contradictions, the activities of the drug mafia, and the peculiarities of the political culture of the participants of illegal armed groups and the population as a whole.