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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Justice and State Legitimacy
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | | Democracy, Estado de Derecho, Impunidad, Injusticia, Reforma a la justicia, Sistema Judicial
La respuesta del pirata es legendaria: “Por la misma razón que tú sometes a pillaje toda la tierra; a mí me llaman ladrón porque lo hago en un pequeño barco ...
Lea más Kirchner’s “nac&pop” project
By María Paula Saffon Sanín | | Argentina, Cristina Kirchner, Democracy, Desigualdad, Latinoamérica, Pobreza, Populismo, Víctimas
Cristina usa las instituciones del Estado para acallar a sus críticos a través de amenazas fiscales, se alía con personajes de derecha y hace negocios con quienes se enriquecen ilícitamente, ...
Lea más Searching for the Leader of the Year
By Vivian Newman Pont | | Colombia, Democracy, Estado de Derecho, Latinoamérica
Se acaba el 2013. Llegan los tiempos de resumir. Columnas y artículos en los medios hacen listas de lo mejor y lo peor. Busco las huellas de un gran líder ...
Lea más Who is the Drug Pirate?
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | | Colombia, Decriminalization, Derecho a la salud, Drogas, Human Rights, Prohibition, Uruguay
El presidente de la Junta Internacional de Fiscalización de Estupefacientes (JIFE), Raymond Yans, acusó a Uruguay de actuar como un “pirata”, por haber aprobado el autocultivo y suministro legal pero ...
Lea más Petro’s International Option
By Nelson Camilo Sánchez León | | Alcaldía Mayor, Bogotá, Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, Destitución, Gustavo Petro, Inhabilidad, Procuraduría
Desde el día que conoció la noticia de la decisión de la Procuraduría sobre su destitución y e inhabilidad para ocupar cargos públicos por 15 años, la defensa jurídica del ...
Lea más Climate Injustice and Social Movements: Latin America’s Chance
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) | | Latinoamérica, Medio Ambiente, United Nations
Fracassou a cúpula sobre mudança climática em Varsóvia. Não adiantaram os soluços nem a greve de fome do representante filipino. “É hora de acabar com esta loucura”, disse aos destemidos ...
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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.
