Over the past several years, the landscape of armed conflict, war, and peace in Colombia has under¬gone significant transformation. These changes are product of the democratic security policy adopted by the administration of President Alvaro Uribe (2002-), and reflected in two main processes. First is the partial dismantling of the paramilitary movement as a result of negotiations with the Colombian government; the talks led to the collective demobilization of 31,671 combatants between 2003 and 2006. As part of the paramilitary de¬mobilization, and after a drawn-out debate in the Colom-bian Congress, the government also adopted mechanisms of transitional justice in an effort to respond to victims’ demands for truth, justice, and reparations. The principal mechanism was Law 975 of 2005, better known as the Law of Justice and Peace.