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Inabilities in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace

The Senate's decision to prohibit people who have litigated human rights cases against the State from becoming JEP (Special Jurisdiction for Peace) magistrates is grossly unconstitutional.
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The grammar of peace

The Constitutional Court's decision on the Special Jurisdiction for Peace is an important step to leave the explosive mess in which find ourselves in and to begin to consolidate peace.
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Legalism, morality and truth

The unequivocal belief in one's own goodness and the wickedness of the opponent is an obstacle to the construction of a truth as precise as it is inclusive. The historical fact is one, but the experiences and the reasons are multiple. We should start by understanding the interlocutor.
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Professional secrecy in abortion cases: the inhumane dilemma between prison and death

The protection of professional secrecy in abortion cases is a fundamental guarantee for women to exercise their right to terminate a pregnancy. If doctors continue to violate professional secrecy and report on abortion cases, women will continue to be subjected to an inhumane dilemma, having to choose between prison or death.
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Sentences and political participation

That the FARC leaders can aspire to be elected before being judged by the JEP is not an arbitrary formula: it allows the former commanders to ensure the cohesion of the guerrilla and its transformation into a political actor.
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The policy of love

In Venezuela, a law was passed imposing harsh penalties for those who promote hatred and fascism. Pretending to eradicate hate and impose love is a typical feature of tyranny.
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To inherit memories

Today started yesterday. Yesterday, November 6, 1985, towards the end of the morning, the massacre began at the Palace of Justice. (Thursday, November 7, 1985, 'Official History of Love', Ricardo Silva Romero).
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Junk food (SIC)

The randomness of spelling made the acronym of the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) the same Latin word used to draw attention to an error in a text (sic).
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Returning to the colonial space

The international phenomenon of land grabbing, which in its most recent manifestation already ten years old, could be seen as a form of neocolonialism that connects Global South countries around a common problem and resistance.
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