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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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The implementation of transitional justice in Colombia will guide other peace processes around the world
By Dejusticia |
NEW YORK, May 16, 2017—What hope is there for justice for victims of atrocities in profoundly fractured societies, where systems of government have broken down and social and political divisions ...
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New article by our Director on reimagining human rights
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) |
One of the most humbling moments of my career as a human rights scholar-practitioner took place in Kibera, the largest shantytown in Nairobi, and one of the largest in the ...
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We have a new scientific panel supporting our work: social sciences need natural sciences
By Dejusticia |
Among those invited, there is a botanist, a biology expert in marshes, a medical surgeon, a geographer, a civil engineer, a sociologist, an economist, and an anthropologist. For now, it works ...
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Why is having a fast-track mechanism important to implement the Peace Accord? Rodrigo Uprimny´s intervention before the Constitutional Court
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes |
On April 6, 2017, Rodrigo Uprimny participated in a hearing that the Constitutional Court convened as part of the process that analyzes the lawsuit that the Democratic Center (an opposition political ...
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What are the effects of prior consultation processes in the life of indigenous peoples?
By Dejusticia |
That indigenous peoples can discuss with the government at the same level: this and other effects of prior consultation in the following video.
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The National Comprehensive Program for the Substitution of Illicit Crops (PNIS) needs more concreteness, a road map and a more global vision for integral rural development
By Dejusticia | | Drogas, Justicia transicional, Posconflicto, Sustitución de cultivos
The start of the National Comprehensive Program for the Substitution of Illicit Crops (PNIS) was announced by the national government and the FARC-EP last January. It has served as a reference ...
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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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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.
