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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A human rights-based approach to tax systems
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes, Mariana Matamoros | | Equity, Fiscal justice, Human Rights, Tax cooperation, Tax justice
Tax systems are very important to help the economy recover and to enable the government to better manage its money. However, they have often lacked a human rights perspective, which ...
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The global ideal: fair taxation
By Mariana Matamoros | | fiscal policy, Tax cooperation, Tax justice
As the famous John Lennon song goes, "Imagine all the people living life in peace". But what if we were to take that idea and apply it to something more ...
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Every dose counts (and costs): Access to antiretrovirals and compulsory licensing
By María Gabriela Vargas Parada | | Antirretrovirales, Colombia, Empresas y derechos humanos, licencias obligatorias
In 1985, Ron Woodroof, a Texas cowboy played by Matthew McConaughey in "Dallas Buyers Club," contracted HIV at a time when a diagnosis was almost a death sentence. The disease ...
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On the path to corporate accountability: the Global South and the new European due diligence law
By Julián Gutiérrez Martínez, Berta Flores Aricò | | Empresas y derechos humanos, ley europea, responsabilidad empresarial, Sur Global
There seems to be an international system of impunity that has been protecting multinational companies from liability for decades and continues today. In 1992, the U.S. oil company Texaco committed ...
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Advertising, children and the protection of rights: can they go together?
By Adriana Carolina Torres Bastidas | | Alimentos y bebidas ultraprocesados, enfermedades, regulación publicidad
Unhealthy diets high in sugars, saturated fats, sodium and trans fats are one of the main "enemies" of public health, as they contribute to all forms of malnutrition (undernutrition; micronutrient ...
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Business, human rights and a Latin American agenda for regulation
By Diana Guarnizo | | DDHH, Empresas y derechos humanos, Latinoamérica, Sur Global
Businesses are central to the modern world. A country without a foundational network of businesses is a country that does not grow. In many cases they are a source of ...
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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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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.
