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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Challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean in the management and protection of migrants’ rights
By Lina Arroyave Velásquez | | Borders, Global South, Human Rights, migration
Migration continues to increase worldwide. According to current figures from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in 2020, there were approximately 281 million international migrants, representing 3.6% of the global ...
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Ecuador: a question of security in Latin America
By Sofia Forero Alba, Christy Crouse | | Ecuador, Global South, Human Rights, Prison Conditions, violence
On January 8, Ecuador's president, Daniel Noboa, declared a state of emergency following riots in several of the country's prisons and the escape of Jose Adolfo Macias, alias "Fito". Through ...
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A story of uncertainty and access to information: the search for missing persons in Latin America
By Paula Andrea Valencia Cortés, Jorge Lule | | Access to Information, CNB, México, Missing persons, UBPD
Where are the missing people? It is reasonable to think that the information that States hold should offer, at the very least, basic details about the situation of missing persons. ...
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3 challenges to the human rights agenda in 2024: a Global South perspective
By Dejusticia | | Colombia, Ecuador, Global South, Human Rights, Latin America, México
2024 began with news that illustrated some of the challenges the human rights agenda will face this year in Latin America and globally. In the Americas, the violent events that ...
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The challenges of Colombia’s foreign policy towards Venezuela
By Christy Crouse, Lina Arroyave Velásquez | | Foreign policy, Gustavo Petro, Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela
The Petro administration’s approach to foreign policy, since his first speech, includes projecting Colombia as a leader in Latin America. Within the administration’s strategy to achieve this leadership, in our ...
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Unbearable Heat: Climate Displacement and Hardened Borders in the Americas
By Dejusticia | | Borders, Climate change, Climate displacement, Gangs, migration
By Julia Neusner Ricardo never wanted to leave his home in southern Mexico, where his family had lived for generations. But after rainstorms destroyed Ricardo’s house and business, his family ...
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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.
