This essay is part of Indigenizing International Law: Multispecies Justice from Inverse Legal Anthropology, a forthcoming book developed over fifteen years between the University of Kent and Dejusticia.

Biometric data, because it is personal and sensitive, requires rigorous handling, but today it is used without sufficient safeguards, exposing people to surveillance and discrimination.

In the heart of the world, the Sierra Nevada de Gonawindúa (Santa Marta), Kankuama women strengthen their own justice system through Community Committees, with the aim of guaranteeing access to justice for women and their families in order to achieve harmony and balance in their communities and territories.

The Kankuamo people of the Sierra Nevada de Gonawindúa are guardians of ancient knowledge, preserving the balance and way of life that is kept high in the mountains. To fulfill their life mission, the Kankuamos have resisted colonization and conflict, reborn in their own government as envisioned by the mamos and sagas. “Our ancestors taught us to care for and live in brotherhood and community,” is the lesson left by Governor Jaime Luis Arias.

In Villagarzón, known as the heart of Putumayo for its rich biodiversity, the hopes and goals of the Inga people remain. ACIMVIP.

In the Colombian Amazon foothills, three women have come together around a dream: to resist the extractivist destiny that has contributed to the destruction of the forest, rivers, and their communities, using communication as a form of defense and conservation of their territory.

The Constitutional Court invited Dejusticia to present their legal opinion on two cases concerning the right to health of people coming from Venezuela.

One of Colombia’s greatest challenges as it relates to Venezuela’s migration crisis is the ethnic group who came from the neighboring country, having fled the crisis and asking to be recognized as binational citizens. They are some 300 people who decry the death of two of their children, the disappearances of some of their members, and the consistent threats they face.

During 2012 and 2013, the Ministry of Energy and Mines granted licenses for the exploitation of the Escobal mining company without consulting indigenous people. Eight international organizations presented an amicus to support the communities.