The Best Possible Accord
Much has been debated about what is the best peace accord possible. Humberto de la Calle said the answer was the last one; now he argues that it is the new one. The most skeptical sectors of the NO said it is neither one or the other.
Read MoreReparation, Indigenous Rights, Social Rights: Imagining Justice for Ethnic Communities in Colombia
This case, like the other ethnic land restitution cases, seems to reflect an emergent ethnic public policy that considers not just the need for collective reparation, but also for guaranteed social rights and ethnic rights in order to ensure the survival and wellbeing of ethnic communities in their traditional lands.
Read MoreDid Trump win?
The question may seem absurd since Trump was legally elected as president.
Read MoreThe UN, Colombia, and private life
Advances in information and communications technology offer great solutions to human development and democratic participation.
Read MoreThe bubble that Trump popped
It is time to
escape the bubble that popped with Trump’s victory. It would be more comforting
to think that millions of voters were tricked by a professional of contraption,
as it was less painful for many to conclude that the results of Bexit or the
Colombian plebiscite on peace were just tricks of the winning campaign so that
people voted with anger.
Important magistrate election
Two important
judicial elections silently advance: of five magistrates to the Constitutional
Court and seven members of the National Discipline Commission. The first
implies the modification of the Courts’ majority, and with that, the possible
renovation of jurisprudence.
Imagine Living in a Meritocracy
Promoting the debate about a fair evaluation of merit should be an important task for the human rights movement since several demands from minority and historically excluded groups, such as access to higher education or affirmative action policies in employment, find opposition in nominally meritocratic arguments.
Read MoreGender and peace
The support of many Christians to the peace process will depend on them abandoning their opposition to the accord based on what they have called “gender ideology.”
Read MoreWe need more, not less democracy
Many have criticized the government’s decision to call a plebiscite on October 2nd. Popular ratification was not judicially necessary. Even some, like Montealegre or Ferrajoli, claim that it was judicially questionable. For these reasons, several, including the president, have suggested that eventually, a new accord should not be subject to a popular referendum.
Read MoreWho Is Still Financing the Climate Crisis?
Despite the progress the international community has achieved in terms of tackling climate change, a great contradiction exists between what is stated in international accords and what happens in practice. This is particularly evident in the steady financing of fossil fuel infrastructure at the expense of people’s lives.
Read MoreNew Studies Reveal an Increase in Imprisonment for Drug-Related Offenses
The Collective of Studies on Drugs and Law (Colectivo de Estudios Drogas y Derecho, CEDD) has launched studies that demonstrate the need to rethink drug policy.
Read More20 Fundamental Rights for an Effective Criminal Defense
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Read MoreColombia to Respond before IACHR for Deficiencies in Attending to the Health of Survivors of Sexual Assault
This Thursday the 22nd a hearing will take pleace about the health problems that survivors of sexual assault face in Colombia, at IACHR’s headquarters in Washington D.C.
Read MoreLaunch of Effective Criminal Defence in Latin America in Washington D.C.
It will take place on October 20th at 7pm in the offices of Open Society Foudations.
Read MoreDiscussion: The Situation of Detained People in Colombia
This October 5th at 9AM this event will take place with our researcher Carolina Villadiego. Free entrance.
Read MoreWhat Happens in Colombia Affects What Happens in Havana?
Dejusticia and the Konrad Adenaur Foundation held a coffee and debate that began with that question. Here are the results.
Read MoreSee What Our Global School’s Course on Social Rights in Bogotá Was Like
September 14th-18th, 2015 we hosted the Social Rights Intensive Course: Latin America in the Global Context with more than 50 participants from all over Latin America.
Read MoreCesar Rodríguez-Garavito Assumes Executive Directorship of Dejusticia
After directing the international area, our founding member César Rodríguez assumes Dejusticia’s Executive Directorship.
Read MoreCésar Rodríguez Garavito New Dejusticia Director
After a decade as co-director of the international area, our founding member César Rodríguez is now the executive director of Dejusticia.
Read MoreTwo Dejusticia Researchers Named among Best Leaders of 2015 by Semana
César Rodríguez Garavito and Mauricio Albarracín were among the 20 leaders awarded.
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