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“Seville’s commitment” must not remain on paper
What we saw and heard in the previous forums—especially in the feminist and civil society space—made it clear to us that grassroots mobilization is key.
By Mariana Matamoros, Sergio Chaparro Hernández | | Financing for Development, Human Rights, ONU
Climate budgets
El presupuesto no es solo una hoja de cálculo. Es una herramienta política que define qué se protege y a quién se prioriza.
By Mariana Matamoros | | climate budgets, Tax policy, Taxes and climate change
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3 challenges to the human rights agenda in 2024: a Global South perspective
By Dejusticia | | Colombia, Ecuador, Global South, Human Rights, Latin America, México
2024 began with news that illustrated some of the challenges the human rights agenda will face this year in Latin America and globally. In the Americas, the violent events that ...
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The challenges of Colombia’s foreign policy towards Venezuela
By Christy Crouse, Lina Arroyave Velásquez | | Foreign policy, Gustavo Petro, Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela
The Petro administration’s approach to foreign policy, since his first speech, includes projecting Colombia as a leader in Latin America. Within the administration’s strategy to achieve this leadership, in our ...
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Unbearable Heat: Climate Displacement and Hardened Borders in the Americas
By Dejusticia | | Borders, Climate change, Climate displacement, Gangs, migration
By Julia Neusner Ricardo never wanted to leave his home in southern Mexico, where his family had lived for generations. But after rainstorms destroyed Ricardo’s house and business, his family ...
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Civil society strategies for resistance in El Salvador
By Dejusticia | | Program for strengthening - Others
Despite several provisions prohibiting immediate re-election, Bukele has managed to get re-elected as president of El Salvador. His hard-line stance against crime, in a society where the population has been ...
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Open call for Global North fellowships 2024
By Diego Zambrano | | Fellowships, Global North, Human Rights Defenders
If you are passionate about working for human rights, want to gain experience in this field, and be part of a collaborative and creative team consisting of academic-activists from Colombia ...
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Do you want to be part of Dejusticia? We extend the deadline for you to apply for our Global South fellowships 2024
By Dejusticia | | Fellowships, Global South, Human Rights Defenders
If you belong to an organization working for the defense of human rights in the Global South and, due to your advocacy, communication, and research activities, have been subjected to ...
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I don’t care if they call me a dictator.
By Nina Chaparro González | | bukele, Democracia, 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, ONG, 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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Stories
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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.
