The right to protest, chained in the new Police Code
Dejusticia filed a lawsuit against the new norms related to protests and manifestations in Law 1801 of 2016 before the Constitutional Court on the grounds of being unconstitutional.
Read MoreThe Court and peace
The decision of the Constitutional Court on the Peace Legislative Act is at the same time reassuring and worrying.
Read MoreProgressive endorsement (III)
The Court’s judgment on fast track was not only very difficult; it was a “tragic case”, following Professor Manuel Atienza’s logic, since there is no good legal solution because any decision sacrifices an important value.
Read MoreThe year we crashed against ourselves
2016 is ending and I cannot find a better title to encapsulate it that the one of Martín Caparrós’ op-ed: “the year in which we crashed against ourselves.'”
Read MoreGender is Everyone’s Issue
I don’t believe, as some feminists would contend, that gender or patriarchy are necessarily the primary defining structures of society. And I still don’t believe that there is a special place in hell for women who don’t vote for the female candidate, even the historic one. But I have come to believe that in this moment, we ignore questions of gender at our peril
Read MoreIt is not only sugar: soda also uses more water than you can imagine
Shouldn’t consumers know how many hundreds of liters of water are used throughout the production chain of a liter of soda?
Read MorePopular endorsement and fast-track
The Constitutional Court will take a crucial decision next week: if Congress’ endorsement of the new peace accord is or not sufficient to activate the so-called fast track.
Organized crime against judges
Mexico was shocked by the recent murder of
the judge Vicente Bermúdez, which took place in public, in the middle of the
day. Bermúdez was known for adopting judicial decisions in cases against
organized crime, like the ones related to Joaquín Guzmán Loera and the
disappearance of the 43 students of Ayotzinapa. Unfortunately, it is not the
only case of an assassinated judge in Mexico, nor it is the only country in
the region where something like this has happened.
Life sentence?
The horrific murder of indigenous girl Yuliana Samboní, probably committed by Rafale Uribe, a member of Bogota’s elite, provokes pain, indignation and anger. Thus, it is healthy that there was a spontaneous reaction of citizens to demand punishment. And it is understandable that some ask for extreme sentences, like life sentence, for these atrocities.
Read MorePeace that kills
This week gave us a crude sample of the violence that inhabits us. The FARC, number one social enemy, did not kill, did not kidnap and did not take hostage any town in recent days. They were doing a mannequin challenge.
Read MoreIbagué Mining Consultation in Final Stages
The Council of Ibagué backed the right to consultation on mining matters, but it still has to wait for approval by the Administrative Court of Tolima. Dejusticia researchers explain that Ibagué complies with all the requirements and that the local government has the competency to do this.
Read MoreOpen Call for Applications until March 16th
Open to professionals working for public institutions and NGOs who work on implementing land restitution processes.
Read MorePublication: Women, Drug Policy, and Imprisonment
Jailed women rarely are really a threat to society.
Read MoreDejusticia and Racial Discrimination Watch Join Alliance for Diversity and Inclusion in Public Employment
Dejusticia and Racial Discrimination Watch will join The Administrative Department of Public Employment and the ACDI VOCA.
Read MoreOpen Call for Altocontraste Photography Contest
Commemorating Racial Discrimination Watch’s 10 years. Submissions welcome from both professional and amateur photographers. Open until May 6th, 2016.
Read MoreDejusticia’s Director Appears before the Inter-American Court as Expert in Modern Slavery Case in Brazil
This Thursday February 19th César Rodríguez Garavito, Dejusticia’s executive director, will intervene as an expert in the first case that considers forced labor in the Americas, regarding a complaint about slave work in Brazil.
Read MoreIs a Plebiscite or a National Constituent Assembly the Right, Viable, and Convenient Mechanism to Put the Peace Agreement to a Popular Vote?
Rodrigo Uprimny’s intervention in the National Forum “End of the Conflict” and “Popular Vote Mechanisms, Implementation, and Verification”.
Read MoreWhy Are the Regulations of the New National Development Plan Regarding Paramos and Development Projects of National Strategic Interest Unconstitutional?
With six votes in favor and two against, the Constitutional Court ruled that the article of the National Development Plan that permits mining in paramos is unconstitutional.
Moreover, with a 5-3 vote, the Court decided that victims’ rights to land restitution supercedes Development Projects of National Strategic Interest.
In August 2015 Dejusticia intervened in this litigation arguing these measures’ unconstitutionality.
Read MoreWhat Should Judges Do When the Right to an Abortion Is Infringed?
Dejusticia recently published the book “Legal Remedies. The Role of Constitutional Judges when Abortion Is Not Guaranteed” written by the lawyers Diana Guzmán and Nina Chaparro.
Read MoreAre Popular Consultations about the Environment and Mining Viable in Ibagué?
Regarding Ibagué mayor’s intention, Dejusticia researchers discuss the legality of these mechanisms in Colombia.
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