REQUIEM FOR JUSTICE: 44 writers, musicians and activists rally against social injustice and oppression amidst Covid-19
By Dejusticia |
28-29-30 August 2020 at 5:00PM GMT, 12:00PM BogotĆ” - Online
Read more Workshop on creative activism Days of Hope is coming to CaquetĆ” on the 21st of September
By Dejusticia |
Dejusticia, PID AmazonĆa, the Red Cross BogotĆ” and Tell are getting together in Florencia to hold the first event of this international initiative that combines art and social mobilization.
Read more Attention! Job Opportunity at Dejusticia
By Dejusticia |
Dejusticia is seeking a dynamic International Area Director who will both lead and work alongside the team to ensure the efficient functioning of the international area in its multiple tasks.
Read more “CĆŗcuta: Emergency Exit,” A Special Series at the Frontlines
By AngĆ©lica MarĆa Cuevas Guarnizo, Carolina GutiĆ©rrez |
Dejusticia (Colombia) and Provea (Venezuela) brought together ten journalists from Venezuela and three from Colombia to tell, through seven heartbreaking stories of suffering, sacrifice and hope at the border between the two countries.
Read more Dejusticia intervenes in defense of Venezuelan migrantsā right to health
By LucĆa RamĆrez BolĆvar |
The Constitutional Court invited Dejusticia to present their legal opinion on two cases concerning the right to health of people coming from Venezuela.
Read more Registration open for course on ‘Business and human rights: doctrine, practice, and strategy’
By Claret Vargas |
This course focuses on doctrine, practice and strategies for the implementation of human rights protections in the context of business activities. The course offers an intensive introduction to key concepts and emergent jurisprudence in the field.
Read more Climate Change and Future Generations Lawsuit in Colombia: Key Excerpts from the Supreme Court’s Decision
By Dejusticia |
The Supreme Court of Justice ordered the protection of the Colombian Amazon from deforestation, ruling in favor of a group of 25 children and youth, who with the support of Dejusticia, sued the Colombian government for failing to protect their rights to life and a healthy environment. Here are key excerpts from the sentence.
Read more Dejusticia launches groundbreaking playbook for the human rights field against populism
By CĆ©sar RodrĆguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019), Krizna Gomez |
At the Defendersā Days, during the international conference of human rights defenders organized by Civil Rights Defenders in Sweden, Dejusticia has launched the edited volume Rising to the Populist Challenge: A New Playbook for Human Rights Actors.
Read more Jury Finds Former Bolivian President and Defense Minister Responsible for Extrajudicial Killings of Indigenous People
By Dejusticia, Claret Vargas |
Gonzalo SĆ”nchez de Lozada, and Carlos SĆ”nchez BerzaĆn, ordered security forces in Bolivia to use deadly military force against unarmed civilians to suppress popular protests against government policies. In all, security forces slaughtered 58 citizens and injured more than 400, almost all from indigenous Aymara communities.
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