The Colombian government has failed to fulfill the Supreme Court’s landmark order to protect the Amazon
By Dejusticia |
On April 5, 2018, the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia demanded that the State protect the Colombian Amazon from deforestation, giving the reason to a group of 25 children and young people who, accompanied by Dejusticia, sued the State for not guaranteeing their rights to life and the environment.
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The Colombian government has failed to fulfill the Supreme Court’s landmark order to protect the Amazon
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#LetsChangeTheGoal: We ask for a change in the deforestation target proposed in the National Development Plan
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25 Voices Against Deforestation
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The first climate change and future generations lawsuit in Latin America
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Timeline of the climate change and
future generations lawsuit in Colombia
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May 26, 2018
Plaintiffs meet for a second time in Bogotá
The twenty five plaintiffs get together in Bogota to keep building the Intergenerational Pact for the Life of the Colombian Amazon (PIVAC).
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May 15, 2018
First meeting between the Ministry of Environmental and Dejusticia
The Ministry of Environment and Dejusticia organized the first workshop to build the Short, Medium and Long-Term Action Plan to stop deforestation in the Amazon and the Intergenerational Pact for the Life of the Colombian Amazon (PIVAC).
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April 5, 2018
The Supreme Court decides on the case
The Supreme Court of Justice ruled in the second instance in favor of the plaintiffs.
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March 20, 2018
Different actors in civil society, state, and academia filed additional interventions in support of the case
These include legal clinics at Colombian universities such as Los Andes, Rosario, Javeriana and Externado. In addition, climate scientist James Hansen and six indigenous associations from the Colombian Amazon submitted an amicus.
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February 16, 2018
The plaintiffs appeal the district court’s decision
Plaintiffs file an appeal before the Superior Tribunal of Bogota’s Judicial District. The case heads to the Supreme Court of Justice.
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February 13, 2018
A district court decides on the case
The Superior Tribunal of Bogota’s Judicial District - Civil Chamber decides on the case, denying the plaintiff’s petitions. One of the three justices presents a minority opinion in favor of the lawsuit.
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February 6, 2018
Other actors submit amici curiae in support of the lawsuit
These include the National Environmental Forum, the environmentalist Julio Carrizosa, the Environmental Studies Institute (IDEA) at the National University, and the General Solicitor in charge of environmental matters.
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January 29, 2018
The lawsuit was filed
The plaintiffs filed the lawsuit (also known as tutela) before the Superior Tribunal of Bogota’s Judicial District.
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