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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Constitutional Court ratifies the right of consumers to access information about sugary drinks’ effects on health
By Dejusticia | | Bebidas azucaradas, Derecho a la información, derecho a la libre expresión
In 2016, the NGO Educar Consumidores issued a commercial about the possible health effects of excessive sugary drinks consumption. The commercial was censored by the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce, ...
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Columbia University climate scientist supports climate change litigation case in Colombia
By Dejusticia | | Calentamiento global, Tutela Cambio Climático, Tutela generaciones futuras
James E. Hansen, Director of the Program of Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions at the Earth Institute, Columbia University, submitted an amicus in support of the climate change and future ...
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Dejusticia defends freedom of expression and political cartoons
By Dejusticia | | Caricaturas, Libertad de expresión, Matador
"I am the only Uribista who is not a piggy," says a pig dressed in a suit in a cartoon by Julio César González Quiceno, also known as 'Matador', which ...
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Dejusticia supports the participation of local communities in environmental decisions
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Twenty-three years ago, the Constitution granted Colombians the right to participate in decisions that can modify the use of the land they inhabit, and transform the traditional activities they carry ...
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Dejusticia participates at IACHR hearing on business and human rights
By Claret Vargas |
The purpose of the hearing is to collect information on standards in the region related to the protection of human rights in the context of business activities. The IACHR will ...
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Former President of Bolivia Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada will go to trial in the US for his role in the massacre of more than 50 citizens
By Claret Vargas | | Bolivia, Derechos de las víctimas, Human Rights
A federal judge has ruled that the former president of Bolivia and his minister of defense must face trial in the United States in a civil case alleging that the ...
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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.
