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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
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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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Irrelevant political rights?
By Paula Rangel Garzón | | Derechos Humanos, Derechos políticos, Destitución, Gustavo Petro, Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos
Más allá del caso puntual de Gustavo Petro, la decisión del presidente Santos de no acatar las medidas cautelares de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) es muy desafortunada ...
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By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | | Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, Destitución, Gustavo Petro
Y que por ello decretó medidas cautelares para proteger los derechos políticos de un alcalde de izquierda, ya que anteriormente había otorgado esas medidas sólo frente a amenazas contra la ...
Lea más Petro’s Constituent Assembly
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) | | Álvaro Uribe, Constitucion, Corte Constitucional, Gustavo Petro
En unos años, la Corte Interamericana probablemente fallará a favor de Petro y ordenará indemnizarlo por haber sido sancionado por un funcionario administrativo (el procurador) y no por un juez ...
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By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | | Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, Destitución, Gustavo Petro
Algunos dicen que esas medidas son simples recomendaciones, que los Estados pueden o no aceptar. Pero no es así: en Colombia esas medidas son obligatorias, según reiterada jurisprudencia de la ...
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By José Rafael Espinosa Restrepo | | Corte Constitucional, Destitución, Gustavo Petro, Juan Manuel Santos, Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos
Antes de explicarlas, dos aclaraciones. Primero, esta no es una defensa de la gestión de Petro. Como sostuve en una columna anterior, no estoy satisfecho con la gestión del ahora ...
Lea más The Culture of Compliments and Street Harassment
By Celeste Kauffman | | Acoso Sexual, Colombia, Género
Echar piropos en la calle no es un cumplido, es acoso sexual callejero hacia las mujeres. Hace unas semanas, vi un video en lo cual un joven sale a la ...
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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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