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The Judges and the Government
By Mauricio García Villegas |
Every country has its evils. Poverty, without doubt,is the most common and extended from them all. But many countries face their own difficulties: In Bangladesh they fight against an inclement nature; in Georgia they try to contain the Russian imperialism; in Belgium they do the possible to avoid the dismember of the country; in Ukraine they combat the aging of the population, etc. And in Colombia? Well here, their is no lack for poverty – 60% of the population suffers it – as well, we have problems typically ours and these are minimum: drug trafficking, violence and armed conflict.
Latin American Congress on Justice Reforms
By Dejusticia |
The Congress presented experiences from different Latin American countries that have had processes of justice reform. Exponents from Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and others, presented how they have worked on reforms in their countries, both the successes and the difficulties. This Congress has carried out on occasion the launch of the book by Dejusticia “Justice for All”.
Caracol Radio Talks about the Ruling from the Supreme Court on Racial Discrimination
By Dejusticia |
Color became a Barrier in three Bars from the North of Bogotá
That was what found out six afro-descendants who were not allowed to enter to the night clubs Gavanna, Sirocco and Genoveva. The discrimination against the young made that the Supreme Court emitted a transcendental ruling.
Supreme Court Sanctions Discotheques in Bogotá for Racial Discrimination
By Dejusticia |
On September 25, the Supreme Court dictated a ruling in trial o
Forgive Them because they don´t Know what they are Doing
By César Rodríguez Garavito |
I write from a small, miserable, farmhouse in the Department of Sucre where the only thing that the paramilitaries were unable to dominate was the natality rate.
“Historical Ruling against Discrimination”: El Espectador
By Dejusticia |
The Supreme Court ruled against three discotheques in Bogotá. The owners must present their public apologies to six afro-descendants that presented the legal action because of the denial of the owners of the discotheques to let them in. Furthermore the Court said that the National Government and the Local Government must rule this type of acts.
I don’t care if they call me a dictator.
By Dejusticia |
During his six years in office, Bukele has consolidated his power, paving the way to become the dictator he appears to be announcing himself as.
NGOs at risk of global extinction
By Dejusticia |
How can non-governmental organizations transform themselves? What were they like when they did not depend on international funding?
Colombia: going back to the original balance of justice
By Paola Molano Ayala |
There is a crucial aspect of Colombia’s transitional justice model that is worrying: the current inability of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) to offer legal security to those who participated in the conflict, including in human rights violations, and have not been identified as among the most responsible. And making sure they also contribute to the satisfaction of the rights of the victims. The JEP must avoid keep moving towards maximalist approaches and go back to the balance in the Peace Agreement.
Elementa DD.HH. y Dejusticia presentamos un amicus en el proceso que adelanta el Asocazul y Cajar por afectaciones derivadas de aspersiones con glifosato
By Dejusticia |
El glifosato causó daños irreversibles a los campesinos del sur de Bolívar y el Estado debe repararlos. Así lo argumentamos en una intervención ante el Consejo de Estado.
Colombia must obtain resources to guarantee the right to health of Venezuelan migrants: Constitutional Court
By Santiago Ardila Sierra |
The high court protected the right to health of two undocumented Venezuelans and requested the government to advance as “expeditiously and effectively as possible” towards the full realization of migrants’ right to health, regardless of their immigration status. Dejusticia intervened in the case.
Dejusticia intervenes in defense of Venezuelan migrants’ right to health
By Dejusticia |
The Constitutional Court invited Dejusticia to present their legal opinion on two cases concerning the right to health of people coming from Venezuela.
The long wait of the JEP ahead of the decisions of the Constitutional Court and Congress
By Dejusticia |
In the last six months civil society organizations, such as Dejusticia, have called on both institutions to give free rein to the norms that consolidate the Special Jurisdiction for Peace.
Case of indigenous people of Bojayá who could not vote in the plebiscite is about to reach the Court
By Mauricio Albarracín |
Through a tutela, a group of Emberá claimed their rights to political participation and equality, because their economic situation and how far they live made it impossible for them to move to endorse the Peace Agreement. Dejusticia, human rights organizations, and indigenous leaders asked the High Court to review the case.
The Constitutional Court has the last word to save the Ciénaga Grande of Santa Marta
By César Rodríguez Garavito |
The environmental crisis of this ecosystem led fishermen to pursue a legal battle that reached the High Court. In this intervention, we support their demand that environmental authorities take urgent measures to stop the disaster and thus, protect their rights to healthy environment, dignified life and work.
Gender focus in rural reform is important but insufficient
By Ana Jimena Bautista |
The Gender-in-Peace Working Group -GPAZ, a group of which Dejusticia is a member, took part in the Public Hearing convened by the Constitutional Court, within the framework of the informal constitutional review of Decree 902 of 2017 “to facilitate the implementation of the Comprehensive Rural Reform contemplated in the Final Land Agreement, specifically the procedure for access and formalization and the Land Fund.”
Stories
From The Territory
We travel with 20 indigenous activists of the world to the heart of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Listen to this story about the Kankuama Resistance.
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Documentaries
Discover some of the documentary pieces that we have made. Indigenous resistance, migration of Venezuelans to Colombia and stories of women coca growers, are some of our topics of interest.
