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“Protecting Human Rights on the Ground,” a report on UNHCR country offices
This research is intended to offer tools to the Venezuelan human rights movement, to other civil society organizations, and to States who have an interest in the establishment of a UNHCR office in Venezuela.
Read MoreREQUIEM FOR JUSTICE: 44 writers, musicians and activists rally against social injustice and oppression amidst Covid-19
28-29-30 August 2020 at 5:00PM GMT, 12:00PM Bogotá – Online
Read MoreHistoric hearing! Organizations Warn The IACHR of the Impacts of the #ClimateCrisis on Human Rights
Fifteen national and regional organizations from over nine countries in the Americas appeared at a hearing on the impacts of climate change and its response measures on the rights of vulnerable groups.
Read MoreDejusticia welcomes Mary Lawlor’s appointment as the new UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
In continuity with the Michel Forst’s work, we hope that the Special Rapporteur will visit Colombia and follow up on the report made by her predecessor
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 MoreCoronavirus and Migration: Unequal Responses?
The Coronavirus pandemic has made more evident than ever the great inequalities that exist in our societies, where the most vulnerable people, including the migrant and displaced population, will bear the greatest social costs and are most exposed to the virus.
Read MoreCourt rules in favor of social leaders and orders that the right to defend human rights be guaranteed
The decision emphasized that the fundamental rights of human rights defenders are not suspended at any time and that includes states of emergency. Therefore, the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be an excuse for not complying with the orders of this decision.
Read MoreThe climate momentum has reached BlackRock; now let’s get down to business
BlackRock, the world’s largest fund manager, with investments close to US$7 trillion, officially concluded that climate risk is investment risk and that it will consider how companies are confronting climate change in its investment decisions.
Read MoreDejusticia’s Drug Policy Research Coordinator is the new representative at the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)
Isabel Pereira, research coordinator for Drug Policy at Dejusticia, has been elected as the Latin America and Caribbean representative at the Membership Advisory Council of the International Drug Policy Consortium.
Read MoreRegistration open for course on ‘Business and human rights: doctrine, practice, and strategy’
This course focuses on doctrine, practice and strategies for the implementation of human rights protections in the context of business activities. The course offers an intensive introduction to key concepts and emergent jurisprudence in the field.
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