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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Petro’s Options and the Inter-American System of Human Rights
By Nelson Camilo Sánchez León | | Bogotá, Colombia, Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, Destitución, Guardianships, Gustavo Petro, Human Rights, Inter American Court of Human Rights, OEA, Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos
El sistema interamericano es un mecanismo especializado de la OEA que consta de dos órganos principales: la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) con sede en Washington, y la Corte ...
Lea más Protections in Criminal Procedure and Removal from Office
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | | Alcaldía Mayor, Bogotá, Destitución, Gustavo Petro, Procuraduría
El artículo 23 establece que un derecho político sólo puede ser limitado por una “condena, por juez competente, en proceso penal”. Estos requisitos no son caprichosos: se justifican no sólo ...
Lea más More on Petro’s Removal from Office
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | | Alcaldía Mayor, Bogotá, Colombia, Corte Constitucional, Democracy, Destitución, Gustavo Petro, Inhabilidad, Inter American Court of Human Rights, Piedad Córdoba, Procuraduría
El tema tiene que ver con el debate sobre las implicaciones del artículo 23 de la Convención Americana (CA) en el caso Petro, que hasta ahora se ha centrado en ...
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By Paula Rangel Garzón | | Alcaldía Mayor, Bogotá, Destitución, Gustavo Petro, Inhabilidad, Inter American Court of Human Rights, Procuraduría, Sentencia, Venezuela
En el debate acerca de la destitución e inhabilidad que impuso el procurador al alcalde de Bogotá, se ha mencionado mucho la sentencia de la Corte Interamericana (Corte IDH) en ...
Lea más The Country of the Eternal Party
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) | | Colombia, Costa Caribe, Drogas, Medios, Municipios, Narcotráfico, Paramilitares, Parapolítica
La mayoría se ciñe al guión de que no hay muerto malo y recuerda que todos le debemos algún verso al Cacique. Otros, como Cecilia Orozco, evocan que el difunto ...
Lea más Revoking the Removal from Office
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | | Alcaldía Mayor, Bogotá, Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, Democracy, Destitución, Gustavo Petro, Procuraduría
Pero en cambio, si la revocatoria se llegara a votar en marzo, Petro podría ganarla pues paradójicamente el proceso de la Procuraduría ha incrementado su popularidad. Esta dinámica podría llevar ...
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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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