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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It is necessary to consolidate the JEP as soon as possible: press release
By Dejusticia | | Boletín, Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz
In a press release directed to the public opinion, national government, Congress, CSIVI, Selection Committee for the members of the Integral System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition, the JEP's ...
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The Constitutional Court has the last word to save the Ciénaga Grande of Santa Marta
By Dejusticia | | Derecho al Medio Ambiente, Guardianships
The Ciénaga Grande of Santa Marta represents one of the worst environmental disasters of recent years in Colombia. In 2016, there were at least ten episodes of massive fish mortality ...
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The migratory wall facing refugees
By Lucía Ramírez Bolívar | | Crisis en Venezuela, Estados Unidos, Venezuela
Before leaving Venezuela for Colombia, Johan worked for Movistar as a telecommunications engineer. Today, three months after arriving by bus to Bogotá, the young man of 22 years sells cookies ...
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Colombian lawyers reject Constituent Assembly in Venezuela
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This is the message that a group of Colombian researchers, professors and ex-judges put forward in a public letter, replicating similar initiatives by constitutionalists from other Latin American countries. In ...
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Prison is not the only sanction in transitional justice mechanisms
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) | | Corte Constitucional, FARC, Gobierno, Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz, Proceso de paz
The design of the Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Repetition, which is part of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), is in accordance with the 1991 ...
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Dejusticia defended the Decree that allows the Court to suspend ordinary processes terms to focus on the implementation of peace
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019), Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | | Acuerdo de paz, Corte Constitucional, Implementación Acuerdo de Paz
The implementation of the Final Peace Agreement gives the Constitutional Court a significantly higher workload than usual, since all rules (Decrees-Law, laws and constitutional reforms) must be reviewed to determine ...
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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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