The FARC must economically contribute to victims’ reparation
No one believes the lie that the FARC is an organization with no money and that the relevant agencies have no clue about the guerilla’s resources.
Read MorePeace is diversity
On October 2nd, those of us who believe in diversity, equality, freedom, and respecting differences have the responsibility to vote YES in the plebiscite on the peace accords.
Read MoreOf Peace and Traffic: Being Filipino in Colombia
As a foreigner, I always get the ¿De donde eres? (Where are you from?) question from cab drivers in Colombia. After a small chitchat about where exactly in the globe my country is and Imelda Marcos’ 3,000 pairs of shoes (which seem to be the usual thing they can recall about the Philippines), the conversation would usually turn to the traffic.
Read MoreAn impunity accord?
vote NO on the plebiscite claim that they are not against negotiated peace, but
that they believe the accord to be unacceptable because of the impunity it establishes due to the fact that it does not require jail time
for all those responsible for international crimes like massacres, kidnappings,
disappearances, children recruitment or sexual violence.
In the face of doubt…YES
Some considered that Maria Isabel Rueda was inconsistent when after severely criticizing the peace process, she decided to vote YES on the plebiscite.
Read MoreThe sugar conspiracy
Conspiracy
theories are less often than not on point. Social phenomena are often
more complex than the stories of furtive strategies and collective fraud that complot theorists suggest. To prove whether conspiracies
do exist is a difficult matter that tests the efforts of memorable
journalists or researchers.
A referendum against families
The senator Viviane Morales and Carlos Alonso Lucio, head of the Referendum Supporters Committe, continue their effort to constitutionally establish an excluding family model that goes against the Constitution and the reality of Colombian families.
Read MoreApplying the VAT to the basket of consumer goods?
It is true that VAT exemptions in the basket of consumer goods is not only ideal, but the best we have at the moment.
Read MoreA justice system for peace
The peace accord is an opportunity to face several challenges in the judicial system. In this column, I discuss one priority challenge for all citizens.
Read MoreEnsuring the confusion
The Inspctor General attributed the invalidation of his reelection to the Havana accords and his opposition to the peace process, seeking to create confusion, minimize the illegalities that he committed so he could be reelected and deligitimize the State Council sentence. If the decisions was a response to the accords, it could not be backed by the law.
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Bernstein Institute Annual Conference 2015: Panel 4: Racial and Ethnic Inequalities in Global Perspective
Moderator: Louis Bickford, Program Officer at the Ford Foundation
Panelists:
César Rodríguez Garavito, Director of Global Justice and Human Rights Program at Universidad de los Andes
Gay McDougall, Visiting Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law
Vincent Warren, Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights
This event took place on April 22, 2015.
Read MoreRodrigo Upriminy Intervenes in Public Audience about the #BalanceOfPowers Reform
This past 20th of March 2015, Rodrigo Uprimny participated in the Public Audience in Congress discussing the essential aspects of the Balance of Powers Reform.
Read MoreIntervention in the law suit against the Police Code regarding informal vendors
Dejusticia conducted an intervention within the constitutionality control process of the Law 1801 of 2016 (Police Code), in particular against article 140, which establishes police measures that affect informal vendors.
Read MoreWhy Are Collaborations Among Global South Organizations Important?
Dejusticia asked the participants of the Second Action-Research Workshop, why are collaborations among global South organizations important?
Read MoreHow Is Action-Research Useful?
Dejusticia asked the participants of the Second Action-Research Workshop, How is action-research useful?
Read MoreSecond Action-Research Workshop for Young Human Rights Advocates- Long Version
What is Action-Research?
Read MoreWhat Are the Main Challenges for the Global Human Rights Movement?
Dejusticia asked the participants of the Second Action-Research Workshop, What are the main challenges for the global human rights movement?
Read MoreHow is the Action-Research Workshop Useful?
Dejusticia asked the participants of the Second Action-Research Workshop, How is the action-research workshop useful?
Read MoreSecond Action-Research Workshop for Young Human Rights Advocates- Short Version
Second Action-Research Workshop for Young Human Rights Advocates- Short Version
Read MoreReturning to the Future: The Academy and Social Activism | Rodrigo Uprimny | TEDxGetsemaní
In case you missed Rodrigo Uprimny’s talk @TEDxGetsemaní:
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