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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Venezuela: social organizations demand transparency in elections, political dialogue and guarantees for protests
By Dejusticia | | Authoritarianism, elections, human Rights in Venezuela, maduro, Venezuela
The undersigned organizations express our concern about the lack of transparency in the electoral process that has resulted in Nicolás Maduro as president-elect of Venezuela (period 2025-2031). Several presidents, authorities ...
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The environmental dimension of the peasantry: a constitutional remedy against the boomerang of climate maladaptation
By Carlos Quesada, Allison Angarita | | Campesinado, justicia climatica, Medio Ambiente, Sur Global
Throughout the world, many efforts to contain the climate crisis have had a boomerang effect on peasant communities; however, with the recognition of the environmental dimension of the peasantry, Colombian ...
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Green Grabbing in the Galilea Forest?
By Carlos Quesada, Juan Pablo Guerrero | | Acaparamiento, Campesinado, Derecho a la tierra, El sur global, Galilea
In the Sumapaz region, not far from Bogotá, Colombia, is the Bosque de Galilea or Galilea Forest, a territory that has been the scene of peasant struggles against land grabbing ...
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“One can live naked, without light, but no one survives without food”
By Sindy Castro | | El sur global, Entrevista, Fensuagro, La Vía Campesina, Nury Martínez
The recognition of the rights of peasants at the United Nations General Assembly is the result of the work and solidarity of peasant organizations in the Global South. We interviewed ...
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Peasant rights: the recognition of an excluded actor
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | | Campesinado, Derecho a la tierra, El sur global, Víctimas
The struggle of the Colombian peasantry is relevant for international debates, both because of the injustices and violence peasants have faced and because of the progress this group has made ...
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The Right to Defend Rights in Colombia and Latin America
By Maryluz Barragán, Sindy Castro | | Defensores, Derecho a defender derechos, El sur global, Líderes sociales
On April 21, Narciso Beleño, a peasant leader and human rights defender who worked for more than three decades for the restitution of land and the sustainable exploitation of natural ...
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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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