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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Impunity, despair, and punitive populism
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes |
La violencia y la criminalidad, con altas dosis de impunidad, llevan al desespero y son terreno fértil para propuestas de endurecimiento punitivo. Por ejemplo, en 1990, en alguna mesa de ...
Lea más The abortion reform bill: will we achieve a reasonable debate?
By Juan Fernando Jaramillo (Deceased) |
Empezaron ya las discusiones entre los ponentes del Senado sobre el proyecto de reforma constitucional que pretende prohibir de manera absoluta el aborto y la eutanasia. Todo indica que no ...
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By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) |
Johana Acosta, la abogada cartagenera discriminada por su color de piel, lleva siete años esperando justicia. Creía que lo más duro había pasado cuando juntó el valor para entutelar a ...
Lea más Jail for discriminating?
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) |
La cárcel siempre capta la atención. Una ley recién aprobada, que sanciona la discriminación con prisión, provocó de inmediato el debate que no han tenido cientos de casos que las ...
Lea más The war on drugs: an injustice of 40 years
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes |
Esta irónica frase de Winston Churchill puede ser útil para comprender la terquedad de ese país en mantener el prohibicionismo frente a las drogas, que es una estrategia injusta porque ...
Lea más Judicial independence: democratic or corporative?
By Miguel Emilio La Rota |
Claro que la independencia judicial es crucial. Pero no es lo único que importa. Los proyectos de reforma judicial presentados por el Gobierno y el Consejo de Estado han debido ...
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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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