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Catatumbo: humanitarian crisis and internal unrest
Dejusticia intervenes before the Constitutional Court to debate the limits of states of emergency in the face of the humanitarian crisis and armed violence.
Read MoreLitigating also means imagining possible futures
Strategic litigation is more than a ruling: it is a tool for challenging narratives and transforming realities. Learn about three key cases from Dejusticia on data protection, control of power in Catatumbo, and the defense of child defenders.
Read MoreCivil society and the legality of public administration: the Google case
We analyze the case of the SIC against Google for data protection in Colombia and the importance of citizen participation in the face of Big Tech’s power.
Read MoreInclusive cities: stories of exclusion and resistance
Building these cities is not just a matter of infrastructure or technical regulations, but a political and social commitment to ensure that everyone has a dignified place to live, participate and thrive.
Read MoreApply to the 2026 Global South Fellowship Call
This opportunity allows human rights defenders to develop their projects and take part in an academic and cultural exchange in a safe space. Apply before January 21.
Read MoreNational sentiment on Santa Rosa Island
The dispute between Peru and Colombia over Santa Rosa Island distracts attention from environmental issues (sedimentation, deforestation). We analyze how the resurgence of nationalism and electoral rhetoric are hindering diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict in the Amazon River.
Read MoreThe tragedy of the Amazon
The Amazon lacks effective supranational protection. We analyze how the logic of national sovereignty and the weakness of the ACTO prevent a coordinated response to deforestation and extractivism, urging binding solutions and regional funds.
Read MoreNationalism and Other Old Demons
We analyze the resurgence of nationalism, its manifestations from national consciousness to its pathological form, and how populist leaders exacerbate it, supported by digital technology, threatening democracy and human rights.
Read MoreThe Limits of the Nation State in Today’s World
The resurgence of nationalism threatens democracy, international law, and stability. This edition analyzes its manifestations, from xenophobic migration policies to institutional fragility in the Amazon and border conflicts in the Global South.
Read MoreWhy the U.S.’s boat strikes are illegal and should concern us all
These extrajudicial executions are unilateral actions that threaten the sovereignty of Latin American and Caribbean countries, but even more seriously, they violate the right to life of people.
Read MoreThe “Lock Him Up” Paradox
What if we treated criminal prosecution and sentencing as a question of how to rebuild society?
Read More“Without us, the world would not turn”
Understanding the reasons why certain women from certain regions end up doing certain work opens the door for critically approaching the fact that the majority of domestic workers are migrants in precarious situations.
Read MoreIs it valid for Colombia to demand that Cuba turn over ELN negotiators?
The crucial point is that Cuba is not harboring the ELN negotiators with the goal of supporting this organization in its armed fight; rather, Cuba is following a request by the Colombian government that was made and accepted by the Colombian State in order to advance a peace process.
Read MoreLawyers: What are they not for?
To what extents can lawyers go to defend the interests of their clients?
Read MoreDisclosing public servants’ private interests: A powerful but unexploited anti-corruption tool
Both the legislation and the case law of other countries have made considerable efforts to exploit the potential of the disclosure of private interests of public servants as an anti-corruption tool. In contrast, Colombia has yet to adopt these reforms and judicial pronouncements.
Read MoreThe Punishment of Silence: Mental Health Around the World
Far from being an issue of self-care, about which we can speak as casually as we do physical illnesses, mental health is something that we prefer to keep in silence. It’s a topic that carries certain collective fear, shame, and prejudice.
Read MoreMy Name is Nobody
As a human being, Alba needs to be able to assume her identity without fear. But if the conditions she experiences persist and the impacts on her health are made invisible, she could end up having this name that no human being should ever have – whether as a survival mechanism or because of her state of marginalization.
Read MoreLa Universidad Pública: An Institution Worth Saving
We are being asked to define the purpose of education. Is it simply to reproduce and reward already vested and privileged interests? Or, is the purpose of education to invest in equity, in accessibility, in enriching our societies and our lives through knowledge, discovery and community?
Read MoreThe ICC Venezuela Referral and the Tumultuous Shift in Latin American Politics
With the rise of right-wing presidents in Latin America, measures like the referral can be abused by such governments to advance their political agendas in the region, thereby delegitimizing the crucial cause of seeking justice for victims in Venezuela as a common goal.
Read MoreUsing regulation to repair the mistakes of drug prohibition
Recognizing the ethno-racial biases of marijuana prohibition, the opening of the legal market has involved a series of measures aimed both at compensating for damage caused over the course of prohibition, and at overcoming conditions of economic inequality.
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