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 Moment of the Global South: Seizing 2025 to Transform Multilateralism
By Sergio Chaparro Hernández | | climate justice, justicia climatica, Justicia social, multilateralism, Multilateralismo, social justice, south global, Sur Global
In a world fractured by geopolitical rivalries, where great powers are building walls and mistrust threatens to dismantle what remains of the global order, three events in 2025 emerge as ...
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Strategies to defend civil society against authoritarianism in Latin America
By Dejusticia | | Autoritarismo, Civil Society, Enlaza, Program for strengthening, Social Organizations
Latin American civil society seems to be resting in a slow boil of restrictions and legislations that threaten its existence. The metaphor is clear: if a frog enters lukewarm water ...
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A guardian of the Amazon: Taxation for sustainability
By Mariana Matamoros, Diego Sardón Tupayachi |
The Amazon, which extends across nine countries and sustains the lives of more than 47 million people, is a fundamental pillar for global climate regulation and ecological balance. Each hectare ...
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Thank You, Activists from the Global South! We have selected the new 2025 cohort of fellows
By Dejusticia | | activist, follows, Global South, human right defenders
On behalf of the Selection Committee of the Global South Fellowship Program at the Center for the Study of Law, Justice and Society — Dejusticia, we extend our warmest greetings ...
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Being a migrant in times of surveillance
By Lina Arroyave Velásquez | | biometric data, Human Rights, migrant, mobility, polices, USA
By: Lina Arroyave and Abby Steckel Imagine a person who is forced to leave their home because of violence or poverty. They cross dangerous territories without documents, seeking safety. Upon ...
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Let’s imagine with others to address the crisis of civil society in Latin America
By Dejusticia | | censorship, Civil Society, Program for strengthening, Represión, Social Organizations
Civic space is shrinking in Latin America. Governments restrict freedoms, make accusations without evidence, and criminalize protest; they monitor communications and cut funding. Human rights organizations face digital and legal ...
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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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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.
