10 reasons why drug policy needs to be shaken up
The growing risks of the war on drugs can no longer be ignored. On June 26, organizations from around the world will come together under the slogan “Support. Do not punish.” In Colombia a special event will be held in Medellín this Friday 23.
Read MoreOpen Applications for Intensive Course on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Intensive Course on Social Rights opens its application process, open until August 15, 2017. The course, which will be taught from October 23 to 27, 2017 in Bogotá, offers advanced training on litigation, research, jurisprudence and innovative strategies for implementing social rights.
Read MoreResearch reveals that much of the control over food and beverage advertising rests solely on the industry’s self-regulation
Dejusticia researched what measures the Colombian State is taking to control advertising of unhealthy foods and beverages in children, and identified the regulatory gaps that exist to suggest key areas of state regulation.
Read MoreAsk the cocalera women, they have answers
During the implementation of the Peace Agreement, women growers should have the opportunity to say in what ways to transform their territories, and how the promise of a peasant and solidarity economy and lasting peace could be realized.
Read MoreCrisis in Venezuela: Why isn’t this just another protest?
Dejusticia invited two human right defenders of the NGO Provea (Venezuelan Education-Action Program on Human Rights) to visit Colombia and explain in detail the current profound political and social crisis that the neighboring country faces.
Read MoreOpen Applications to the 15th International Human Rights Colloquium
If you are a human rights activist or an agent of social transformation in Latin America, Africa or Asia, apply to the 15th International Human Rights Colloquium, which will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from October 1 to 6, 2017.
Read MoreGpaz and Dejusticia recommend the application of a gender based approach in criminal policy bill
The Working Group on Gender in Peace (GPAZ) and Dejusticia presented an analysis of Bill No. 148 of 2016 (currently in the Senate). The bill is currently being handled by the First Commission and amends provisions of the Criminal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure , the Penitentiary and Prison Code, and the Childhood and Adolescence Code.
Read MoreHumboldt vs. Trump
In times of egos enlarged by social media, such as Trump’s, we lack the cosmic vision of Humboldt, where everything is interconnected.
Read MoreNo one responds to racial discrimination at work in Colombia
The Constitutional Court is about to end the legal struggle that Jonh Jak Becerra undertook six years ago, after being a victim of racial discrimination at work. Dejusticia and Cimarrón intervened before the Court, calling for the protection of the rights to equality, non-discrimination, decent work and due process.
Read MoreEveryday violence
A look at the behavior of homicides, personal injuries and violence between couples shows that the eradication of violent conflict goes beyond the peace process.
Read MoreThe implementation of transitional justice in Colombia will guide other peace processes around the world
A new book by the International Center for Transitional Justice includes a chapter on Colombia written by two of our researchers.
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.
Read More“Do not mess with my kids: No to gender ideology”
Leaders of Christian churches, conservative sectors, and parents worried about the influence of the State on their children’s sexual education have taken to the streets to defend traditional family values across Latin America.
Read MoreThe Alien Tort Statute’s Stakes for Property
The United States Supreme Court’s decision in Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC will determine whether or not the ATS may be used in cases against corporations, carrying implications for actors working on corporate liability issues across the globe.
Read MoreSystematic murders
Although the government and the General Attorney’s office insist that the killings of social leaders are isolated, the numbers of violent deaths of leaders (156 in the last 14 months, according to the Ombudsman’s Office) shows otherwise.
Read MoreCongress members or public notaries?
Some congress members say that they are against the referendum on adoption, but that they will vote in favor of convening it by democratic conviction. But this referendum is actually undemocratic, full of lies, contrary to the interests of children, and deeply discriminatory.
Read MoreDo rivers have rights?
To avoid the slow death by pollution of the Atrato River it is necessary to protect the right to integrity and life of the river´s ecosystem.
Read MoreThe double standard of Viviane Morales
Six years ago, Senator Morales opposed a referendum to establish life imprisonment for people who raped children, using the same constitutional as those of us who currently oppose her referendum.
Read MoreAre believers better people than atheists?
Last week there was a strong debate on religion and morality. It all started with an interview with the Minister of Health, Alejandro Gaviria, about the publication of his latest book, where he speaks, among many other things, of his atheism. Alejandro Ordonez then accused him of being a “confessed atheist” (as if atheism was…
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