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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By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes |
“SI LAS PERSONAS FUERAN ÁNGELES, no habría necesidad de gobierno. Si los ángeles gobernaran a los seres humanos, no habría necesidad de controlar al gobierno. Al concebir un gobierno, que ...
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By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) |
"LA GENTE RESPONDE MÁS AL MIEdo que al amor", dijo Richard Nixon hace tiempo, al explicar por qué sus campañas políticas buscaban sembrar dudas y temores en los electores. Nixon ...
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By Danilo Rojas (Retired in 2019) |
Como el vicepresidente de la República tiene por función principal reemplazar al presidente en sus faltas absolutas o temporales y esto suele ser realmente excepcional -pues los viajes al extranjero ...
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By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) |
AYER COMENZÓ LA SEMANA DE LA Afrocolombianidad. Aunque justa y necesaria, la celebración se ha convertido en un show anual que deja en las mismas a la población negra. Saldrá ...
Lea más Drug trafficking as a crime against humanity?
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes |
EN LOS ÚLTIMOS DÍAS, EL PRESIDENTE uribe formuló una novedosa tesis: que el tráfico de drogas debe ser considerado un crimen de lesa humanidad. Pero se trata de una propuesta ...
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A lo largo de los últimos años, el contador de las personas desaparecidas ha venido sumando y sumando casos. En 2007 fueron reportadas a Medicina Legal 4.323 personas que salieron ...
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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.
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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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