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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The Ecuadorean Miracle?
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) | | Democracy, Ecuador, Latinoamérica, Participación política, Poder Ejecutivo
La primera impresión es alentadora: la llegada al flamante aeropuerto de Quito da una idea de la inversión en infraestructura del gobierno Correa, que se extiende en dobles calzadas hasta ...
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By Jorge Alberto Parra Norato | | Bogotá, Colombia, Congress, Drogas, Elección, OEA
“La política de drogas prohibicionista ha fracasado”. Para muchos lectores esta frase puede sonar repetitiva, pues cada vez está más presente en medios de comunicación y discursos políticos. Sin embargo, ...
Lea más Leaks, Impeachments and Military Justice
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | | Acceso a la información, Colombia, Delitos Atroces, Ejército, Falsos Positivos, Human Rights, Military Jurisdiction
Y es que esa ampliación no implica impunidad pues en el Ejército no existe espíritu de cuerpo para ocultar crímenes atroces. Durante el trámite de la reforma, muchos nos opusimos ...
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By Nelson Camilo Sánchez León, Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | | Colombia, Conflicto armado, Ejército, Guerrilla, Participación política, Posconflicto, Proceso de paz, Víctimas
Las medidas que deberán implementar la sociedad y el Estado colombiano para la superación democrática del conflicto armado son múltiples y complejas. Incluyen procesos de transformación democrática sobre el uso ...
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By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) | | Bogotá, Colombia, Derecho a la salud, Organización Mundial de la Salud, Privacy, Prohibition
Viene a la memoria la estampa del hombre Marlboro, cabalgando por la planicie al ritmo de las bocanadas de humo. Es la sensación de libertad que celebran incluso no fumadores ...
Lea más Is Spraying Addictive?
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | | Colombia, Drogas, Estados Unidos, WOLA
La adicción patológica genera una necesidad cada vez mayor de consumir unas sustancias que producen cada vez menos los efectos buscados y por el contrario provocan daños graves; pero, por ...
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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.
