Before the Supreme Court of Justice, Peasants Demand That They Be Counted in 2018 Census
Peasants appealed the ruling by the the Superior Tribunal of Bogotá. The ruling recognized the importance of having statistical information on the peasantry, as well as the duty of the State to meet their needs, but did not order the institution in charge, the DANE, to change the form for the next year’s Census.
Read MoreMaduro’s persecuted
The flight to Europe by the former mayor of Caracas, Antonio Ledezma, uncovers one more of the 342 stories of political prisoners fleeing the government of Nicolás Maduro.
Read MoreDejusticia and other organizations support the case brought before the United States Supreme Court to protect the right to non-discrimination of same-sex couples
The United States Supreme Court will hear the case of a same-sex couple in Colorado who was denied a cake for their wedding by a pastry chef claiming religious (specifically Christian) objections. In an intervention presented before this Court, Dejusticia and other organizations of the INCLO network supported the couple’s right not to be discriminated against.
Read MoreRegarding the approval of the legislative act that creates the special circumscriptions of peace
More than 100 organizations, citizens and academics signed a document addressed to the public, the President of the Senate and to the President of the Republic, where they explain why the bill of the legislative act that creates the special circumscriptions of peace was approved in the Senate.
Read MoreKufu, marketing or social responsibility?
To launch its new line of children’s beverages, Kufu, Postobón donated the product to indigenous communities in La Guajira. Doctors say that the initiative seems more of a market strategy than a true contribution to food security.
Read MoreWith tutela, 1,700 male and female peasants ask to be included in the census
“For peasants to count, they have to be counted,” is the slogan of the plaintiffs who have been rejected by the government during the last two years after asking to be identified in the 2018 census.
Read MoreGuide to clarify rumors about the Peace Agreement
In light of the inaccurate impressions, misinterpretations and half-truths that are circulating, we consider it necessary to clarify what the Government and the ex-guerrilla of the FARC-EP really agreed on, and how those commitments are being implemented.
Read MoreThe Constitutional Court recognizes the right of consumers to access information about the health effects of sugary drinks
The Constitutional Court ruled in favor of a tutela filed by Dejusticia and other organizations that make up the Food Health Alliance. This is an unprecedented ruling in favor of consumers in Colombia.
Read MoreComments on the statutory bill to implement the Special Jurisdiction for Peace
Academics and social organizations, including Dejusticia, analyzed the political convenience and the constitutional justification of the project that is being discussed in Congress.
Read MoreDejusticia and GPAZ’s suggestions so that differentiated criminal treatment does not remain on paper
In the Peace Agreement, the Government committed to give up criminal actions and penalties against small farmers and people living in poverty, involved in illicit crops. To date, no law has been approved for this purpose. Here, we outline our proposals.
Read MoreA retroactive Special Jurisdiction for Peace
The criticism to the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) of being unacceptable for violating the prohibition of criminal retroactivity is actually confusing two related, but distinct things: retroactivity of laws that create crimes or aggravate penalties, which is not admissible in a democracy; and retroactivity of criminal courts, which is appropriate in certain circumstances.
Read MoreScorpions in a bottle
President Trump threatened the North Korean president this week with a “fire and fury” attack that, he said, “the world has never seen before.” It is incredible that the stability of the planet is in the hands of such characters. How is it possible that despite so many advances that humanity has had our institutions are in the hands of clumsy and volatile characters?
Read MoreFive warning signs so that the rural reform is not a failure
One of the axes of the Integral Rural Reform began to unfold: the construction of the Development Programs with a Territorial Approach (PDET), which seek to accelerate the structural transformation of the countryside in order to improve the quality of life, reverse the effects of the conflict, and contribute to the reparation and reconciliation in the territories.
Read MoreBlack Mirror
For the future not to be as Charlie Brooker paints it in Black Mirror, the popular Netflix series on surveillance and new technologies, we need that intelligence agencies around the world are held accountable and that Google and the Gods of the Internet are subject to some jurisdiction. Even if this is not easy.
Read MoreRights Without Borders
The tragedy of forced displacement violates the fundamental rights of those who must abandon their families, their homes and their jobs in order to survive. It is imperative that recipient countries have policies that guarantee the life, integrity and, family reunification of those who are victims of forced displacement.
Read MoreMotorcycles or metros
There is no more dangerous activity in Medellín than being a pedestrian or motorcyclist, which results from the chaos in the roads, lack of investment in mass transportation, lack of controls and non-compliance with rules.
Read MoreWhy Venezuela is a dictatorship
The dismantling of democracy can be incremental, like it was in Venezuela. First, there was the co-option of the courts, then the persecution of the political opposition, and last year, the suspension of regional elections. And now, with the Constituent Assembly, Maduro leapt into the dark.
Read MoreSilent persecutions: espionage, surveillance and democracy
Surveillance has become a mechanism of social control by governments. It has ceased to be an exclusive weapon of authoritarian states and has entered the democratic sphere.
Read MoreAn inclusive Special Jurisdiction for Peace
It is unacceptable to undermine the legitimacy of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, generating unjustified doubts about an alleged ideological bias of the Election Committee and the ongoing selection process.
Read MoreThe anti-corrosive of peace
The lack of an effective and legitimate State, which earns the obedience of the people, has led Colombia to a vicious cycle of violence-peace-violence since the nineteenth century, with 26 amnesty processes and 63 pardons in total.
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