Public Harassing and Performative Activities: Responses from Women Fed up with Impunity

Escraches y actividades performativas: respuestas de mujeres que se cansaron de la impunidad

This article is the result of a review of recent literature that reflects upon the actions undertaken by victims from the Colombian armed conflict in response to the inaction of the justice system in this country. On one hand, there is an overview of the three most representative cases within the context of the armed conflict in Colombia: the false positives, the retaking of the Palace of Justice, and Operation Orión. On the other hand, we analyze the role of women as relatives of the victims, the challenges they face, the obstacles and impunity they encounter, which have led them to take direct action to confront injustice and perpetrators—actions that serve as a parallel exercise of justice, re-signification, and truth.