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Arguments and pathways for the ratification of the American Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older Persons

On June 15, 2015, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) adopted the text of the Inter-American Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older Persons (Convention on Older Persons).
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Effective Criminal Defense in Latin America

This book analyzes the national and regional standards related to effective criminal defense. It is the result of a joint research project conducted with different organizations including Dejusticia.

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Legal Framework for the Sugary Drinks Tax in Colombia

The document provides a summary on the legal framework for the sugary drinks tax in Colombia

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ICAR and Dejusticia Release Assessment of Colombian National Action Plan

ICAR and Dejusticia are pleased to publish an assessment of the Colombian National Action Plan (NAP) on business and human rights.

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Alternative report to the United Nations Committee Against Forced Displacement

Dejusticia and five allied organizations presented an alternative report to the United Nations Committee Against Forced Displacement before its 11th Session, which took place on October 3-14, 2016.
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Palliative Care and its Status in Latin America

Dejusticia launched a report on the status of palliative care across eight countries in Latin America.

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Criminal Systems for Youth in Latin America

This article analyzes recent reforms on youth criminal systems in Latin American countries.

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The Multithematic and Diverse Justice Reform in Latin America

This article deals with reforms to the justice system in various Latin American countries across the 20th century.

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Women, Drug Policy, and Imprisonment: A Guide for Reforming Policy in Colombia

This guide diagnoses the impact of deprivation of liberty on women imprisoned due to drug offenses, and formulates recommendations to mitigate and prevent the disproportionate effects of incarceration.

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Constitution, Democracy, and Rights: Selected Texts from Juan Jaramillo

Constitution, Democracy, and Rights is a compilation of some of Juan Fernando Jaramillo's best constitutional law articles. He was a founding member of Dejusticia who passed away young four years ago.

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After the Drug Wars

The post-‘war on drugs’ era has begun. Prohibitionist policies must now take a back seat to the new, comprehensive, people-centred set of universal goals and targets that we know as the Sustainable Development Goals.

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The OECD and the Downscaling of Labor and Pension Policies: Imagining Alternatives through Decent Work and Rights

This document analyzes the tensions in the OECD's recommendations in labor and pensions and the legal obligations of the state regarding decent work and international human rights law.

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State intelligence gathering on the internet and social media: the case of Colombia

In this report, we explore this subject by drawing on the “Secret Dossiers” case published in 2020 by Semana magazine, which shows how the Colombian state exploits social media and the internet in order to monitor and profile individuals.
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Against the Current: Human Rights and Climate Justice in the Global South

Against the Current is the result of the collective effort of participants from Dejusticia’s seventh annual Global Action-Research Workshop for Young Human Rights Advocates.
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Misuse of technologies

Under Surveillance: (Mis)use of Technologies in Emergency Responses

Surveillance technologies exacerbated the impacts of Covid-19 emergency measures on civic space by allowing governments to collect fine-grained data about individuals while also working across large scales of information, in a way that has been unprecedented in the history of global pandemics.
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inteligencia estatal

Inteligencia estatal en internet y redes sociales: la privacidad bajo amenaza

La inteligencia estatal hace mucho que se trasladó a la internet y las redes sociales. Esto, por supuesto, representa riesgos adicionales al ejercicio del derecho a la privacidad en línea que ya enfrenta serios obstáculos por cuenta de prácticas nocivas que desempeñan otros actores.
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Analysis of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in the Colombian labor market

El impuesto a las bebidas azucaradas ha sido una política de salud pública implementada para desincentivar los altos niveles de consumo de estas bebidas. Sin embargo, según la industria, esta medida promueve el despido masivo de trabajadores. ¿Eso es cierto?
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Strategic Litigation Manual

Strategic Litigation Manual: From Theory to Practice, Lessons from Colombia & Lebanon

The manual presents the theory of strategic litigation with examples of real cases brought by Dejusticia and The Legal Agenda. We encourage readers to continue to add to it with each new case they have the opportunity to work on.
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Fiscal policy

Fiscal policy in the regulation of adult-use cannabis in Colombia

Drugs are not the Devil, but nor are they child’s play. A drug policy that would be respectful of human rights and safeguard public health must lie at an intermediate point between full liberalization and the prohibition currently in place.
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Reimagining the Future of Human Rights

Reimagining the Future of Human Rights

The chapters in this book offer a snapshot of the current state of Human Rights that can help guide our work as activists and researchers.
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Migration and Decent work

Migration and Decent Work: Challenges for the Global South

This book seeks to strenghten the Human Rights movement through collaboration and the sharing of experiences. The diversity of voices featured here offers a look at migration based on and geared toward the Global South.
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Civil Resistance Against 21st Century Athoritarianism

Thorugh various narratives, the authors seek to recognize new spaces for struggle —such as political activism— to develop action-research tools in a context of crisis.
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Gender discrimination in Football. Building a Toolbox Toward Gender Equity in the Beautiful Game

As the most popular sport worldwide, football (or soccer) may be the poster child for lingering gender disparities in sport.
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Data Feast

Data Feast: Enterprises and Personal Data in Latin America

Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft now possess an ability to reconfigure the behaviour of individuals, clients, and citizens globally. How Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico are responding?
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