Posts Tagged ‘Democracia’
I don’t care if they call me a dictator.
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.
Read MoreDemocracies in Crisis Bring Challenges for Civil Society
In this newsletter we show how the current decline of democracies goes hand in hand with strategies to weaken civil society. On the other hand, this double crisis can offer the human rights movement an opportunity to rethink and transform ourselves.
Read MorePeruvian democracy hangs in the balance; NGOs at risk
The Peruvian state, based on its commitments to international law, has an obligation to guarantee democracy and, within that framework, the right of civil society to associate and express itself. However, we are facing a serious situation in which civic space is being closed off, with various warning signs that urgently need to be addressed.
Read MoreBukele: the savior? (II)
Bukele’s immense popularity does not legitimize his assault on the rule of law, as he is destroying the foundations of democracy, just as similar assaults by Viktor Orbán in Hungary, Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua, and Chavismo in Venezuela have not been legitimized.
Read MoreBukele: the savior?
This saga involving Bukele deserves to be known in Colombia because there are certain sectors, especially on the right, that rightly criticize similar processes of destruction of the rule of law by Ortega in Nicaragua or Maduro in Venezuela, but remain silent in the face of this assault on democracy in El Salvador.
Read MoreMore than 400 international organizations reject the bill that seeks to stifle Venezuelan NGOs
We request that the bill be dismissed, including its reform or any other regulation that is similar in nature.
Read MoreIs Democracy in Brazil at stake?
Following what some consider a coup attempt on January 8, Brazil’s federal powers are taking action against the far right. Will they be able to act decisively without undermining the institutions they defend?
Read MoreThe Peruvian crisis and abusive constitutionalism
The Peruvian Congress declared the vacancy or removal from office of President Martín Vizcarra, invoking Article 113 of the Constitution. The procedure appears to be formally appropriate. But the matter is more complicated than that.
Read MoreControlling the Pandemic, Guaranteeing Rights
Already in various cases, such measures have been used to consolidate governmental power and to weaken the opposition, often using the health crisis as a pretext.
Read MoreA Chain of Inequalities
The decline of redistributive agrarian reforms coupled with growing patterns of land concentration and land-grabbing threaten to exacerbate cycles of inequality in the countryside, in the city, and around the world.
Read MoreTheoretical musings
Perhaps the greatest political challenge that current democracies face is to rescue something of the public and civic virtue that the Greeks discussed, without falling into the different populisms that today offer themselves as saviors of society.
Read MoreIt is time for moderation
If there was an index to measure the rage of countries, Colombia would rank among the first. Today, we see a closer manifestation of the Colombian rage in the electoral debate, which is full of insults.
Read MoreMaduro’s dictatorship
The sudden call for elections by Nicolás Maduro’s government could aggravate the humanitarian situation in Venezuela. In addition, it is another sign that in some countries democracy is weakening, with alarming results.
Read MoreSelfish patriotism
The future of humanity could be on the side of cosmopolitanism, not patriotism, which today seems more a form of collective selfishness than popular democracy.
Read MoreBojayá indigenous people claim their right to vote
Almost 70% of people from Bojayá did not vote on the peace plebiscite. A part of this group was composed by indigenous communities who claim that they were not able to reach the ballot box.
Read MoreEffective Criminal Defense in Latin America
This book analyzes the national and regional standards related to effective criminal defense. It is the result of a joint research project conducted with different organizations including Dejusticia.
Read MoreCase Against Bolivian Ex-President for His Role in 2003 Massacre Can Proceed
A U.S. Appeals Court rejected the attempt by the defendant to throw out the case.
Read MoreColombian Police Ought to Clarify Their Relationship with “Hacking Team”
According to investigations, the Colombian Police allegedly contracted Hacking Team in order to gain access to citizens’ digital information.
Read MoreThe United States Shows that It Is Possible to Build a Path towards Equality
In a pluralist democracy it is discriminatory for a person to be deprived of a right due to their sexual orientation. Today the Supreme Court of the United States legalized same-sex marriage.
Read MoreHuman Rights, Democracy, and Development
Human rights are undergoing a transformation. Around the world debates have proliferated regarding human rights discourses, practices, and studies to the point that some speak about “the end of human rights.” This context is unlike anything since the beginning of the international human rights system around the mid twentieth century.
Read MoreDejusticia and Colombia Diversa Intervened before the Constitutional Court to Ask That Adoption Laws Do Not Exclude Same-Sex Couples
Mauricio Albarracín Caballero, Jaime Ardila Salcedo, Daniel Gómez-Mazo, Alejandro Lanz Sánchez, Olga Patricia Velásques Ocampo, Juan Felipe Rivera Osorio y María Paula Hoyos Sánchez, executive director and members of Colombia Diversa, are also authors of this intervention.
Read MoreDemocracy or plutocracy?
Is the United States becoming aplutocracy? This is a legitimate question, since the influence of money in elections in that country is already overwhelming, and it may continue to increase due to a recent US Supreme Court decision (the McCutcheon case).
Read MoreDemocracy without a People
Abraham Lincoln, in his famous Gettysburg speech, characterized democracy as the government of the people, by the people, and for the people.
Read MoreRequest for annulment of appointment of judges of the National Electoral Council
Dejusticia challenged the appointment of judges of the National Electoral Council by Congress. The challenge presents a unique argument according to which the election is invalid because it was done by secret ballot and not through public voting as provided by the Constitution.
Read MoreIntervention on the constitutionality of the re-election referendum
Intervention in challenge to the constitutionality of the re-election referendum. The intervention requests the Court to declare unconstitutional the law that calls for the aforementioned referendum.
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