ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to illustrate many countries in Latin America had no deradicalization programs in place during and at the end of their respective internal conflicts. Also, in Latin America most post-conflict transitional justice mechanisms have been predominantly designed to bring and maintain peace and stability after decades of internal conflict. One of the most important leftist guerrilla organizations in Latin America during the Cold War, the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia was considered to represent a “pure Marxist” organization. The lack of viable alternatives outside the guerrilla organization and the difficulties of reintegrating into society as a former woman guerrilla combatant meant that women deserted the group at lower rates than their presence in the organization. Some of the former guerrillas and soldiers joined forces to voice their common demands for housing, credit, and amnesty, and they were called “revueltos.”
