Area-Global South & North Collaborations (Internationalization)
Dejusticia: a decade thinking about a just peace
In Colombia, the last ten years have been dramatic in terms of peace and rights. The country has faced an enormous flux of demobilized ex-combatants, has seen a dynamic movement of victims grow, and to account for all of that, has witnessed the creation and development of countless official laws and institutions in charge of hundreds of proceedings for victims and ex-combatants.
Read MoreConfusion in the ICC
With Georgia under investigation and Colombia working hand by hand with the ICC towards a peace agreement with guerrillas, the complementarity of the Rome Statue system seems sufficient, but the whole picture is more complicated.
Read MoreThe Memory of Trujillo, a Memory of the World
Memories need new forms or representing the past that confirms their historical veracity through the contemplation of the subjectivity of the person who has suffered it.
Read MoreAutonomy of Ethnic Groups in Post-Conflict Agreements
Ethnic groups’ autonomy and self-government are also international standards. This means that each ethnic group has the right to freely and voluntarily choose how it wants to achieve justice, peace, and reconciliation.
Read MoreReturning to Mass
I found myself returning to mass after a quarter century.
Read MoreCartagena: What Tourists Don’t See
Cartagena is promoted as the crown jewel of Colombia’s tourist destinations.
Read MoreAccounting for Human Rights: Lessons from Syria
The crisis in Syria shows how essential budgetary analysis is for human rights advocacy and accountability.
Read MoreSolicitor General, Be Generous with Peace!
It surprises me the little generosity of Alejandro Ordóñez with the accord on the Special Peace Jurisdiction, even when much of what has been agreed coincides with some of the recommendations he made a few weeks ago.
Read MoreIn Defense of Latin America’s Indigenous People’s Right to Counsel
Indigenous communities are subject to the “official” justice system in various situations (as victims, witnesses, or the accused) and they have additional rights to those guaranteed to all citizens. In practice, to what extent are these rights guaranteed? In reality, rarely.
Read MoreImperfect Justice, Possible Peace
Some have criticized the “special jurisdiction for peace” agreed upon by the government and the FARC because it is not perfect, and for example, does not inevitably establish prison terms for those responsible of atrocious crimes.
Read MoreThe South American spring, from Brazil to Colombia
If the cordial Brazilians woke up, why the nonconformist Colombians do not protest?
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