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Kankuama women, living fabric, and ancestral justice
In the heart of the world, the Sierra Nevada de Gonawindúa (Santa Marta), Kankuama women strengthen their own justice system through Community Committees, with the aim of guaranteeing access to justice for women and their families in order to achieve harmony and balance in their communities and territories.
Read MoreAn island with heart
Without a mayor or police force, through alliances, dedication, and passion, the Orika Community Council achieved a very difficult first collective land titling for Afro-Caribbean communities.
Read MoreThe space that decentralizes peace from the Montes de María
For more than 10 years, the Montes de María Regional Peace Building Space has managed to forge bonds of affection and community trust. Through the sustained work of its monthly meetings and the Reconciliation Festival, it has positioned dialogue and territorial identity as a condition for peace, becoming agents of hope for the entire region.
Read More“A person with autism does not live in their own world”: 13 years breaking down stigmas
Sebastián is co-founder of the Colombian Autism League (LICA) and also a person with autism or autism spectrum disorder. Being part of the organization has allowed him to break down prejudices associated with people with autism and, instead, empower their autonomy and self-determination.
Read MoreAn organization that supports the Awá
The Nariño-based organization Corporación Chacana has sought to work toward the empowerment of indigenous communities in the area, especially the Awá, an ethnic group in danger of extermination due to the violence of the armed conflict.
Read MorePowerful Baruleras
The resistance struggles of the people of Barú are now joined by the leadership of a group of women who are organizing to talk about sex education. Their activism contributed to the reduction of teenage pregnancy from 18 to 4 cases between 2018 and 2019.
Read MoreGet involved! Our fellowship program for human rights defenders from the Global South is now open!
If you belong to an organization that defends human rights in a country in the Global South that is in an emergency or high risk context, we invite you to participate in our fellowship program so that, with our support, you can develop your projects.
Read MoreProtests in Colombia: 650 civil society organizations call for urgent action from IACHR
Given the fragile institutional situation and the seriousness of human rights violations in Colombia, a group of 650 organizations, including Dejusticia, made a joint call to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) asking to energetically condemn the acts of violence and repression of social protest in Colombia and to visit the country to verify…
Read MoreWe condemn violence and call for respect for the right to protest in Colombia
For the allegations of human rights violations during the current national strike, we call for compliance with the orders issued by the Supreme Court of Justice for these contexts.
Read MoreColombia must implement the IACHR’s recommendations regarding social leaders, even during the pandemic
In its recent report, the IACHR crucially underscores the importance of recognizing the right to defend rights and the fundamental role of social leaders in Colombia, especially in the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreTo inherit memories
Today started yesterday. Yesterday, November 6, 1985, towards the end of the morning, the massacre began at the Palace of Justice. (Thursday, November 7, 1985, ‘Official History of Love’, Ricardo Silva Romero).
Read MoreJunk food (SIC)
The randomness of spelling made the acronym of the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) the same Latin word used to draw attention to an error in a text (sic).
Read MoreSelfish patriotism
The future of humanity could be on the side of cosmopolitanism, not patriotism, which today seems more a form of collective selfishness than popular democracy.
Read MoreThe need for collective leadership
We received the 2017 Collective Leadership Award, awarded by Semana Magazine, the Leadership and Democracy Foundation and Telefónica. These are the words of our Director.
Read MoreParamilitary homophobia in San Onofre
In Sucre, the Montes de María paramilitary bloc forced gay men to star in boxing fights, only to publicly humiliate them. This is proof of why the peace process and its implementation should have a gender focus.
Read MoreThe Pope’s message
Francis has a powerful message of unity, not only for Catholics, but for all; a message based on a simple, basic morality of brotherhood, solidarity and respect.
Read MoreThe fantasies of “homo sapiens”
After having beaten its competitors and almost all other species, today humanity’s main enemy is itself.
Read MoreThe rise of robots
We cannot ignore the rise of artificial intelligence. In the next 10-20 years, about half of paid work will be at risk. How to adapt education and employment accordingly?
Read MoreA hammer and a nail
We must face the challenges of the complex society we have today; This implies accepting family diversity and the positive values it embodies.
Read MoreDemocracy and minorities
It was fair and democratic that the adoption referendum was rejected by the House of Representatives. To have had it approved would have been to open the way for the perversion of Colombian democracy.
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