Defend the ICC: INCLO national human rights organizations call on states to protect international rule of law against United States attack
If left unanswered, it will set a precedent that will go beyond the ICC itself: that any country with sufficient power can threaten the institutions and individuals responsible for enforcing international law.
By Dejusticia | | Human Rights, ICC, International Criminal Court, International Justice, multilateralism, United States
Defending human rights around the world requires funding
Fiscal policy is no longer a purely economic issue; it has become the cornerstone of sustainable development.
By Mariana Matamoros | | CIDH, Derechos Humanos, Desigualdad, Global South, IACHR, Inequality, Justicia Fiscal, Public spending, Sustainable development., Tax cooperation, Tax justice, Tax policy
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Enlaza Strengthening Program: an Opportunity to Strengthen Ourselves as a Civil Society
By Nina Chaparro González, Andrea Forero | | Civil Society, Derechos Humanos, enlaza region, Program for strengthening
In a world scenario in which different forms of authoritarianism are emerging that threaten human rights guarantees, civil society organizations are seeking ways to avoid persecution and restrictions that limit ...
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Dictatorship in Peru: Silencing the People’s Voice
By Diego Sardón Tupayachi | | Dictadura, Gobierno, Human Rights, Perú, Program for strengthening - Perú
On December 7, 2022, the dismissal of Pedro Castillo—in clear disregard of the popular will— unleashed protests in various regions of Peru. Violent interventions by the armed forces and police, ...
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Understanding Democratic Decline
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | | Autoritarismo, Democracia, política internacional, Populismo
After a certain springtime of constitutional democracy and multilateralism between 1990 and 2010, the decline of democracy and the rule of law in the world is clear. This is pointed ...
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Democracies in Crisis Bring Challenges for Civil Society
By Nina Chaparro González, Diana Esther Guzmán Rodríguez | | Civil Society, Crisis derechos humanos, Democracy, Latinoamérica, Program for strengthening - Others
During the second half of the 20th century, the human rights movement in Latin America experienced a golden age after harsh decades of military dictatorships, purges and genocides. Due to ...
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Are we moving forward or backward? The global debate on drugs at CND68
By Dejusticia | | CND68, Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Drugs, drugs policy
Drug policy, and above all the global rules to be applied in each country, is by no means a distant issue. If you thought that, the 68th session of the ...
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The right to protest under threat: the situation in Peru
By Sofia Forero Alba, Betsy Zavaleta Amaya | | Perú, Repression, Social Protest
Peru bears wounds that have never healed. The scars of the internal armed conflict and the Fujimori dictatorship have left a democracy reeling, plagued by mistrust and disillusionment. These wounds, ...
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I don’t care if they call me a dictator.
By Nina Chaparro González | | bukele, Democracy, Dictadura, El Salvador, Program for strengthening - Others
During his six years in office, Bukele has consolidated his power, paving the way to become the dictator he appears to be announcing himself as.
Lea más NGOs at risk of global extinction
By Nina Chaparro González | | financiación internacional, NGO, Program for strengthening - Others
How can non-governmental organizations transform themselves? What were they like when they did not depend on international funding?
Lea más Colombia: going back to the original balance of justice
By Paola Molano Ayala | | gorillaz, JEP, Transitional Justice, Victims
There is a crucial aspect of Colombia’s transitional justice model that is worrying: the current inability of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) to offer legal security to those who participated in the conflict, including in human rights violations, and have not been identified as among the most responsible. And making sure they also contribute to the satisfaction of the rights of the victims. The JEP must avoid keep moving towards maximalist approaches and go back to the balance in the Peace Agreement.
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We travel with 20 indigenous activists of the world to the heart of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Listen to this story about the Kankuama Resistance.
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Discover some of the documentary pieces that we have made. Indigenous resistance, migration of Venezuelans to Colombia and stories of women coca growers, are some of our topics of interest.
