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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Will Santos be the Savior of Land Restitution?
By Nelson Camilo Sánchez León | | Juan Manuel Santos, Land Restitution
Para Valencia, los pobres resultados de la ejecución de la restitución de tierras se deben a que de manera deliberada los ejecutores de la política están tomando el camino más ...
Lea más Did Petro´s Legal Novel Finally End?
By Nelson Camilo Sánchez León | | Destitución, Gustavo Petro, Inter American Court of Human Rights, Juan Manuel Santos
Así lo expuso el presidente Juan Manuel Santos cuando dio a conocer su decisión de no acatar las medidas cautelares otorgadas por la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) a ...
Lea más A Navigation Chart for the Bogotá River
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) | | Bogotá, Consejo de Estado, Medio Ambiente
La metáfora es apta: el río se ha vuelto innavegable (e irrespirable) por las mismas razones que explican otras crisis ambientales, como la sequía y la mortandad de animales en ...
Lea más Irrelevant political rights?
By Paula Rangel Garzón | | Derechos políticos, Destitución, Gustavo Petro, Human Rights, Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos
Más allá del caso puntual de Gustavo Petro, la decisión del presidente Santos de no acatar las medidas cautelares de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) es muy desafortunada ...
Lea más A leftist ICHR?
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | | Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, Destitución, Gustavo Petro
Y que por ello decretó medidas cautelares para proteger los derechos políticos de un alcalde de izquierda, ya que anteriormente había otorgado esas medidas sólo frente a amenazas contra la ...
Lea más Petro’s Constituent Assembly
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) | | Álvaro Uribe, Constitucion, Corte Constitucional, Gustavo Petro
En unos años, la Corte Interamericana probablemente fallará a favor de Petro y ordenará indemnizarlo por haber sido sancionado por un funcionario administrativo (el procurador) y no por un juez ...
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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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