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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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Prison laws and Drugs: Any changes?
By Jorge Alberto Parra Norato | | Cárceles, Código penitenciario, Colombia, Despenalización, Drogas, OEA, Sistema penal
Hace pocos días entró en vigencia el nuevo código penitenciario con la pretensión de reducir los problemas estructurales del sistema carcelario y penitenciario del país. El problema más visible es ...
Lea más Friends of the “Tutela” Writ
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) | | Colombia, Corte Constitucional, Derechos fundamentales, Estado de Derecho, Reforma a la justicia, Tutela
Apenas habían pasado dos meses desde la expedición de la Constitución de 1991 cuando Fernando Londoño, sintetizando el malestar de los defensores del viejo derecho, sentenció: “Cuando alguien decida hacer ...
Lea más Ecuador is Mistakenly following Venezuela’s Lead at the OAS
By Nelson Camilo Sánchez León | | Cancillería, Colombia, Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, Ecuador, Latinoamérica, OEA, Venezuela
Despite the Ecuadorian foreign ministry’s optimistic pronouncement last month that the countries of the region were close to reaching a consensus about moving the headquarters of the Inter-American Commission on ...
Lea más Democracy without Participation?
By María Paula Saffon Sanín | | Bogotá, Colombia, Constitución de 1991, Democracia, Gustavo Petro, Latinoamérica, Participación política, Populismo, Protesta social
El reciente llamado de los editores de la revista Semana a que Petro desista del uso del balcón para hacer valer sus ideas es tan poco feliz como poco sorprendente. ...
Lea más Discomfort and Democracy
By Nathalia Sandoval Rojas | | Bogotá, Colombia, Democracia, Participación política, Protesta social
Incluso para quienes defienden la movilización social, las protestas pueden llegar a ser incómodas. En el último bloqueo de taxistas en Bogotá tras la muerte de uno de sus compañeros, ...
Lea más Health and Patents
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | | Derecho a la salud, Derechos fundamentales, Farmacéuticas, Ministerio de Salud, Organización Mundial de la Salud, Patentes
Dekkers dijo a Business Week que Bayer no había producido la droga Nexavar contra el cáncer para la India sino “para los pacientes occidentales, que son los que pueden pagarla”. ...
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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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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.
