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The paradoxes of the FTA
Diana Rodríguez Franco, from Dejusticia, maintains that the decision from the Government of the United States of modifying the Free Trade agreement opens a door for changing the clauses from the Treaty that are not convenient and unconstitutional.
Read MoreObservatory Workshops on Racial Discrimination in Cali and Buenaventura
The Center of Socio-legal Investigations (CIJUS) at the University of the Andes in collaboration with the Process of Black Communities (PCN) and the Center for Studies of Rights, Justice and Society (Dejusticia), began today May 17th the job workshops about racial discrimination in Cali and Buenaventura.
Read MoreThe War on Drugs: A Repressive Addiction?
This article, through an analysis of the evolution of anti-drug politics in 1989, develops the metaphor of the addictive character to the “war on drugs”. The central thesis is that, just as an addict feels the compulsion to consume more of certain substances each time they use with each use a production of a less pleasant effect, the anti-drug strategy resorts to increasingly more intense repressions with very few effects on the supply of drugs. On the other hand, that repression causes serious evil effects, such as the increase of violence and corruption associated with the drug trafficking mafia, or the development of an authoritarian and invasive criminal law. The article finishes with a so-called lucky detoxification of the anti-drug politics that achieves responsible criminal politics set against drugs.
Read MoreAddiction to repression
Rodrigo Uprimny, director of Dejusticia, argues that the governmental proposal to penalize drug use is because of the addictive nature of the repression of drugs.
Read MoreCourse for journalists in International System of Human Rights
More than 20 journalists of the most important mass media participated in the Course in International System of Human Rights, promoted by Dejusticia and the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation. The wealth and the severity of the information about human rights are fundamental in countries with serious humanitarian crisis, such as Colombia.
Read MoreInvestigators, jurists, and black communities, against segregation
The indicators of poverty, education, employment and child mortality of the Afro-Colombians are alarming. Structural racism is well established in our society. Therefore, the CIJUS of the University of the Andes, the Process of Black Communities, and Dejusticia, launched the first Observatory of Racial Discrimination in Colombia.
Read MoreRepeat not the horror
Juan Fernando Jaramillo declares that is necessary to drive a political culture of democracy and respect to liberties and rights. As an example, the author takes up again the German experience of the post war.
Read MoreIs the Free Trade Agreement Constitutional?
The article offers and analysis of the impacts of the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Colombia. By exploring various aspects of the treaty, the examination questions whether the FTA threatens to harm certain constitutional norms particularly in relation to health rights, the jurisdictional and regulatory capacity of the State.
Read MoreLearning of the tragedies
The author maintains that the drama of this country is that we can never pass from individual feelings to collective action.
Read MoreJustice for all, among the 50 best
“Justice for all”, investigation by Rodrigo Uprimny director of Dejusticia, Mauricio García director of Investigations, and César Rodríguez, associate founder of Dejusticia, was noticed by the magazine Piedepágina as one of the 50 best books in Colombia of 2006. “Justicia…” reached position 16.
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