# Colombia JEP transitional justice actions

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/colombia-jep-transitional-justice-actions
> Updated: 2026-08-04T20:21:08.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2.

In July 2025, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) heard victims linked to the Gran Magdalena subcase request that the tribunal reopen the investigation of the 2002 murder of university dean Roque Morelli and summon former paramilitary commander José Gregorio Rojas Mendoza. The Communist Party of Colombia and the Union Patriótica also presented observations, framing themselves as collective political victims of state‑linked violence and urging stronger protection and accountability.

By August 2026, the JEP moved to a later stage of the transitional‑justice process, formally indicting 27 former FARC commanders—including the guerrilla’s last secretariat—for war crimes, crimes against humanity and gender‑based violence. The indictment, based on testimony from thousands of victims, marked a significant step toward holding former guerrilla leaders accountable for atrocities committed during Colombia’s armed conflict.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-04: Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace indicts 27 former FARC commanders

Colombia's JEP indicted 27 ex‑FARC commanders, including four former secretariat members, for war crimes, gender‑based violence and the 2003 El Nogal bombing, citing 2,436 victims.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/colombias-special-jurisdiction-for-peace-indicts-27-former-farc-commanders

### 2026-07-24: Colombia's JEP hears victim pleas on political murders and collective party grievances

Victims urged Colombia's JEP to revisit the 2002 murder of ex‑dean Roque Morelli and to hear former paramilitary leader “Yoyo.” The Communist Party and Union Patriótica also submitted observations on collective

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/colombias-jep-hears-victim-pleas-on-political-murders-and-collective-party-grievances

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