Cristina Kirchner's government illustrates the risks that populism has for democracy without offering any of its advantage in exchange.

César Rodríguez Garavito writes about the failure of the Climate Change World Summit in Warsaw and on the upcoming meeting in Lima in 2014, that may be the last chance to save the Planet from catastrophe.

While the Inspector General ignores the popular vote in Bogotá, in the rest of the country local democracy is flourishing. Last Sunday was Tauremena's turn (in Casanare), where they voted against petroleum projects that put the municipalities water sources at risk.

While the Constitutional Court is deciding a case about bullfights in Bogotá, an excellent decision by the State Council makes it clear that animals do have some rights and that bulls are not the exception.

The Warsaw Summit failed. The sobs and the hunger strike of the representative of the Philippines were not enough. “It’s time to end this madness,” he told the stubborn leaders of the world, referring to global warming which exacerbated the effects of the Haiyan typhoon that destroyed his family.

Thanks to information sent by several readers, I see that my last column fell short in criticizing the pressure that the Inspetor General's office asserts on public officers protecting the environment

Piedras, Tolima. In this remote rice region of the country, it is clear that the Inspector General's crusade against the rights of the citizens is more ambitious and ubiquitous than what it appears from Bogotá.

Dejusticia asked participants of the First Global Action-Research Workshop what effects they think the workshop will have.

Dejusticia asked participants of the First Global Action-Research Workshop what role the Global South will play in the human rights movement.