Eight key points of the first Latin American lawsuit on the rights of future generations and climate change
By Dejusticia |
The Constitutional Court has the last word to save the Ciénaga Grande of Santa Marta
By Dejusticia |
The first four books of the “Ideas for Peace Building” collection are already available
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The series, which will have a total of ten texts, seeks to provide thematic documents that offer diagnoses and proposals on some of the post-agreement challenges.
An organization with collective leadership: our history reviewed in the Leader Network
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The Leader Network chose Dejusticia to initiate the series of profiles on collective leadership. The profile published in Silla Vacía investigates three fundamental measures of leadership: vision, example and results.
The Constitutional Court confirms decision that allows mayors to veto mining projects
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The Constitutional Court has confirmed the ruling that allows the country's mayors to veto mining projects in their municipalities if they consider that they can affect the environment.
Fisherfolk file a tutela to save Santa Marta’s Ciénaga Grande
By Dejusticia |
The environmental crisis of this ecosystem, which has caused massive fish deaths, inspired a group of citizens to engage in a judicial battle to claim the protection of their right to a healthy environment, decent life, and work.
Extractivism versus human rights: chronicles of the mined fields in the Global South
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) |
We presented a tutela in defense of the Great Ciénaga of Santa Marta
By Dejusticia |
On November 10th, we presented a tutela action regarding the environmental degradation situation that affects the Great Ciénaga of Santa Marta. The ciénaga is a strategic ecosystem composed by a collection of lakes and wetlands, declared Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO and protected by the RAMSAR Convention.
The Constitutional Court decides on popular consultation processes in favor of public participation
By Dejusticia |
The Constitutional Court recognizes that popular consultations on mining are legal and that municipalities can prohibit mining in their territories.
