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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Why is having a fast-track mechanism important to implement the Peace Accord? Rodrigo Uprimny´s intervention before the Constitutional Court
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes |
On April 6, 2017, Rodrigo Uprimny participated in a hearing that the Constitutional Court convened as part of the process that analyzes the lawsuit that the Democratic Center (an opposition political ...
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What are the effects of prior consultation processes in the life of indigenous peoples?
By Dejusticia |
That indigenous peoples can discuss with the government at the same level: this and other effects of prior consultation in the following video.
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The National Comprehensive Program for the Substitution of Illicit Crops (PNIS) needs more concreteness, a road map and a more global vision for integral rural development
By Dejusticia | | Drogas, Justicia transicional, Posconflicto, Sustitución de cultivos
The start of the National Comprehensive Program for the Substitution of Illicit Crops (PNIS) was announced by the national government and the FARC-EP last January. It has served as a reference ...
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Lessons for Colombia from eight countries on corporate responsibility in transitional justice: report
By Dejusticia | | Colombia, Comisión de la verdad, Conflicto armado, Derechos de las víctimas, JEP, Justicia transicional, Posconflicto
Dejusticia and PAX for Peace published the report "Peace, everyone's business! Corporate accountability in transitional justice: lessons for Colombia." The report includes a comparative study of eight countries (Argentina, Brazil, South ...
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Dejusticia weighs in on the Ministry of Justice´s proposal regarding differentiated penal treatment
By Dejusticia | | Colombia, Conflicto armado, Drogas, Justicia transicional, Mujeres, Narcotráfico, Posconflicto
With the purpose of strengthening the proposal on the Differential Criminal Treatment for individuals associated with the cultivation of illicit crops and women linked to small-scale drug trafficking, we offer some comments ...
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By Dejusticia | | Boletín, Derecho a la información, Derecho a la salud, Derechos económicos, sociales-y-culturales-desc
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a tutela presented by Dejusticia and organizations from the Alliance for Food Health, which defended the right of consumers to access a commercial about ...
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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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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.
