Migration, “For Whites Only”
At the end of the day, it is worth asking if the inscription, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty ought to come with a clarifying note: “whites only”.
Read MoreAgainst the War: The Mom Political Camp
What would happen if the interests that govern Colombia were those of the moms that have lost their children in the war?
Read MoreRohingya and the Power of Naming
In the past week, my Facebook thread has been replete with posts about a group of people who until now has failed to make it to general public awareness: Rohingya.
Read MoreJudicial Corporatism
The integration proposal for the Judicial Government Council (CGJ, after its initials in Spanish), which would replace the discredited Judiciary Council, and which was approved in the seventh congressional debate, is slightly better than what was coming, but it continues to be very bad, as it does not consider that in the judicial government there ought to be independent, external voices beyond judges’.
Read MoreThe Lottery of Bad Luck
Last Wednesday I left Bogotá by car towards Nocaima, a small town in western Cundinamarca.
Read MoreChronicles of Deaths Foretold
The 83 deaths due to the landslide in Salgar were foretold and preventable. We knew three years ago that the river would overflow earlier rather than later.
Read MoreRojas’ Return
Rojas Ríos’ return seems to complicate the Constitutional Court’s legitimacy. But past lessons from this crisis suggests otherwise.
Read MoreBlack Lives at the United Nations
I would argue that not only the centrality of the issue at the UPR, but also the direct manner in which it was treated, is thanks to the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
Read MoreThe Moment for Renewable Energy Has Arrived
With renewable energy governments can not only reduce environmental damage and the probability of environmental conflicts, but can also provide greater access to clean and cheaper energy both to marginalized and non-marginalized people.
Read MoreHave the Courts Won?
The reform to the judiciary’s governance in the Balance of Powers bill has positive aspects but also some worrying “details,” which if not corrected in the finalized bill, not only would hamper its modernizing potential, but also would imply a step back.
Read MoreSantos and his bipolarity with victims
When enacting laws and leading marches the President calls for investigation of the whole truth, but when it comes to apologizing and criticizing judicial decisions, the president asks not to touch the untouchables. This causes very particular problems.
Read MoreNew comparative constitutional scholarship on enforcing second generation rights
The renowned specialist in comparative constitutional law at Harvard, Mark Tushnet, acknowledged the article written by Cesar Rodriguez, “Beyond the Courtroom: The Impact of Judicial Activism on Socioeconomic Rights in Latin America” as one of the best studies of constitutional law.
Read MoreXS women, W women
Much is said about the beauty of Colombian women. But nothing is mentioned about the personal and social cost of the lined curves, the necklines, the low waist jeans: the street turned into fashion show.
Read MoreSir or young gentleman
Could it be that the time has arrived in Colombia to start the debate and eliminate the unnecessary and discriminatory classification of mrs and miss?
Read MoreReparation for human rights violations
Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes, executive director of the Center for the Study of Law, Justice, and Society, discusses the progress and challenges of reparation in cases of human rights violations.
Read MoreExpert analyzes common crime victims reparation
In international law of individual rights there is no State obligation to repair victims of common crime, noted the expert Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes.
Read MoreOFF Corruption. III Program
OFF Corruption is a program made by the Ocasa Corporation Ocasa in partnership with the World Bank Institute, the British Council, and Globalchangemakers.
See Vivian Newman’s intervention on the right of access to public information.
Read MoreBulls and rights
The debate about bullfighting seems minor but is deep and difficult since it has to do with complex issues such as the relationship of the majority with the likes of minorities and duties of human beings to animals.
Read MoreWaiting for an apology from “Don Antonio”
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenderists-LGBT-also want to know the truth, access justice, and be repaired.
Read MoreA test to Santos’ foreign policy
Tomorrow, in Washington, we will know for sure what Santos’ foreign policy is.
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