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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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Bill in Congress seeks to stop advertising of unhealthy food for minors
By Angie Botero | | Derecho a la alimentación, Derechos de los niños y niñas, Regulación de la publicidad
In the coming days, Congress will vote on a bill that seeks to regulate advertising of ultra-processed and unhealthy foods aimed at children and adolescents. Un estudio elaborado por ...
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The long wait of the JEP to the Constitutional Court and the Congress’ response
By Dejusticia | | Congreso, Corte Constitucional, Implementación Acuerdo de Paz, JEP, Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz, Ley estatutaria
Six months ago, Congress, via fast track, approved the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP). This reform (Legislative Act 1 of 2017) transitorily introduced essential mechanisms for the political transition from ...
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Administration of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace: comments on the Draft Statutory Law
By Diana Isabel Güiza Gómez, Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | | Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz
From Dejusticia we present some points of public interest on this statutory bill. In general, we emphasize the political and legal importance of this draft statutory law. We also propose ...
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#VenezuelaBienvenida: Colombian-Venezuelans return to Colombia, a product of the crisis
By Dejusticia | | #VenezuelaBienvenida, crisis Venezuela, Migración Colombia-Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela
According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), in the last three years 1 million Venezuelans have arrived in Colombia, fleeing the humanitarian crisis under the government of Nicolás Maduro. It ...
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Everything You Need to Know About the Colombian Peace Process
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) | | Colombia, Proceso de paz
Who are the parties to the Colombian conflict that made it a complex war that endured for more than five decades? What made possible the signing of a peace accord ...
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We call for strengthening publicity and transparency in the selection of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace
By Dejusticia | | Implementación Acuerdo de Paz, JEP
The Selection Committee, in charge of selecting the people who will occupy the most important positions of the transitional justice structure crafted under the Havana Agreements, carries out a transcendental ...
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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
FromTheTerritory
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.
