Justice for Peace
Many people have said it: it’s an imperfect peace deal, but it distances us from perfect war. The statement attached read by the guarantor countries is historic both symbolically and for what it means.
Read MoreThe Light Revenge of Peace
How does the proposed transitional justice accord between the Colombian government and the FARC compare with the South African model?
Read MoreImperfect Justice, Possible Peace
Some have criticized the “special jurisdiction for peace” agreed upon by the government and the FARC because it is not perfect, and for example, does not inevitably establish prison terms for those responsible of atrocious crimes.
Read MoreThe Immaterial Benefits of the Agreement
In 1966 Camilo Torres justified his loyalty to the guerrilla saying that “legal paths have been exhausted” and thus the only viable option was armed struggle.
Read MoreJustice, Prison, and Peace
The agreement on transitional justice achieved in Habana is much too important and complex to leave it to those, like the Solicitor General, who reduce it to demanding prison terms for the FARC.
Read MoreA Net to Fish Data
The Colombian state is arming itself to the teeth to do mass surveillance on our communications.
Read MoreDrug Policy with a Gender Perspective
This Friday will take place a forum on “Women, Drug Policy, and Imprisonment in the Americas.”
Read MoreAgricultural Bogotá
“For our grandparents’ lands,” so says grafitti painted during the agricultural strike last year in the center of Bogotá.
Read More“Hunger elimination is one of the principal challenges”
Harsh Mander, Director of the Centre for the Study of Equity in India, was one of the instructors for the Intensive ESC Rights Course that took place last week in Bogotá. Carlos Baquero, researcher at Dejustcia, interviewed him for El Espectador about the fight against hunger.
Read MoreShame and Hope
In Colombia there are situations that inspire simultaneously shame and admiration, impotence and hope.
Read MoreReviving the San Juan
The reopening of the San Juan de Dios Hospital has created great expectations, but will the Hospital be able to grow again from its ashes?
Read MoreThe good and the bad of the bill of opportunities for afrocolombians
The bill of opportunities for afrocolombians deserves a serious debate.
Instead of rushed reactions, based on half heard versions of the bill that the Government just presented, the coming discussion in the Congres needs a serious debate, based on data and lessons from other countries that have adopted similar regulations against discrimination.
Read MoreAbortion, pluralism and criminal policy
A sober and well supported intent of showing that there values in common and proven facts to approach national agreement on this decisive subject.
Read MoreElementary, my dear Watson
I don’t understand why the Constitutional Court has taken so long in deciding in favor of the adoption demanded by the lesbian mothers of Medellin.
Read MoreThe country of Pacific Rubiales
From hearing over and over that “Pacific is Colombia and is for you”, one starts to doubt.
Read MoreThe rectification that wasn’t one
With the half done rectification of the prosecuter Ordóñez, it is clear that he will continue to partially fulfill with the jurisprudence and to miss his functions.
Read MoreJudical career and democracy
The civil wars of the XXth century in Colombia where essentially a confrontation between aan armed crowd of public employed
Read MoreWho removed the Minister of heatlh?
The appointment of Alejandro Gaviria as the minister of health has been rightly celebrated. However, no one has asked themselves why his predecessor, Beatriz Londoño, only lasted seven months in office.
Read MoreShortlist of three candidates conformed by one person
In Colombia, conforming shortlists of three candidates to elect high functionaries in a rigged and deceptive way has comed into fashion.
Read MoreMr. Prosecuter: lets debate with height
How unfortunate that the prosecuter Ordóñez avoids, with personal attack, a substantive answer to my last column, where I pointed out that he had violated article 126 od the Constitution.
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