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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Children defenders of human rights
By Camila Gómez Cortés | | Child advocates, Constitutional Court, Corte Constitucional, Freedom of Expression, LGBTIQ+ rights, Libertad de expresión
In 1975, the demonstrations for student bus passes in Argentina were led by secondary school students between the ages of 13 and 18, who were later detained, tortured, and disappeared ...
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Catatumbo: humanitarian crisis and internal unrest
By Liz Carolina Bermudez | | Catatumbo, Colombia, Constitutional Court, humanitarian crisis, state of emergency
The Catatumbo region is located in Colombia, in Norte de Santander, an area bordering Venezuela. It is a territory of great biological, natural, and cultural wealth, including a tropical rainforest ...
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Litigating also means imagining possible futures
By Isabel Cristina Annear Camero | | Catatumbo, Data protection, Derechos Humanos, Google, litigio estratégico, protección de datos, Strategic litigation
Strategic litigation is, in essence, a tool for challenging the present and imagining more just futures. Although it is often associated solely with the judicial decisions it produces, its potential ...
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Civil society and the legality of public administration: the Google case
By Sergio Pulido | | Data protection, Digital sovereignty, Google, protección de datos, SIC
Civil society often turns to the courts to bring cases against the state in order to guarantee our rights. But what happens when it is civil society that wants to ...
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Inclusive cities: stories of exclusion and resistance
By Sofia Forero Alba | | Derechos Humanos, Global blog, Honduras, Inclusive cities, Participación
In the Cofradía neighborhood of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, the El Palmar settlement has been a symbol of resistance against urban exclusion for years. Since 2009, some 200 families have ...
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Apply to the 2026 Global South Fellowship Call
By Dejusticia | | Colombia, Dejusticia, Fellowships for 2026, Global South, Human rights opportunities
Are you a human rights defender from a country in the Global South who must carry out your work in an emergency or high-risk context? Our fellowship program could offer ...
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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.
