International Humanitarian Law and Victims of Child Recruitment as Targets of an Attack
An interpretation of the spirit of IHL, manifested in the principles of military necessity and humanity, as well as the IHRL standards applicable to children, should always prohibit the State from causing excessive death or injury. There is nothing more excessive than killing recruited children —vulnerable, discriminated against, and abandoned by the State— in order to gain a military advantage that could have been achieved through other means.
By Alejandro Jiménez Ospina, Aaron Alfredo Acosta | | Children, Colombia, Iván Duque, Military
REQUIEM 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
By Dejusticia | | Derechos Humanos, Landscapes of Hope, Requiem for Justice
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REQUIEM FOR JUSTICE: 44 writers, musicians and activists rally against social injustice and oppression amidst Covid-19
By Dejusticia | | Derechos Humanos, Landscapes of Hope, Requiem for Justice
Landscapes of Hope, a network of 25 civil society organizations from Latin America, South East Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, led by the Belgian NGO Action for Hope will ...
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Colombia must implement the IACHR’s recommendations regarding social leaders, even during the pandemic
By Dejusticia | | IACHR, Líderes sociales, Social Justice Leaders, The right to defend rights
The report Human Rights Defenders and Social Leaders in Colombia, recently presented by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) after their visit to the country in November 2018 repeatedly ...
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We won the Tang Prize!
By Dejusticia | | Dejusticia, Rule of Law, Tang Prize
Dejusticia, a Colombian think-do-tank with 15 years of history, is one of the three organizations in the world awarded this year with the Tang Prize in the Rule of Law ...
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INCLO condemns the use of excessive force and the misuse of less-lethal weapons against protesters in the USA
By Dejusticia | | ACLU, George Floyd, INCLO
News media reports indicate that rubber bullets, tear gas and in some cases live ammunition have been used by police officers against protesters, in violation of the basic human rights ...
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Superior Court of Bogotá reaffirms that the right to defend human rights of social justice leaders must be protected
By Dejusticia | | Colombia, Human Rights Defenders, Social Justice Leaders
On May 11, the First Civil Chamber of the Superior Court of Bogota affirmed the protection of ten leaders in Colombia’s right to defend human rights. This important ruling confirms ...
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Climate Change Research Coordinator, International Area
By Dejusticia | | Climate Change, Dejusticia, Job Opportunity
Application deadline: Wednesday, 29 January 2020 Complete applications should be sent to Juan David Cabrera ([email protected]). The Climate Change Coordinator of the International Area will work with the area Director and ...
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International Humanitarian Law and Victims of Child Recruitment as Targets of an Attack
By Alejandro Jiménez Ospina, Aaron Alfredo Acosta | | Children, Colombia, Iván Duque, Military
An interpretation of the spirit of IHL, manifested in the principles of military necessity and humanity, as well as the IHRL standards applicable to children, should always prohibit the State from causing excessive death or injury. There is nothing more excessive than killing recruited children —vulnerable, discriminated against, and abandoned by the State— in order to gain a military advantage that could have been achieved through other means.
Lea más The Duque Government Before the United Nations: A Zero in Conduct
By Nelson Camilo Sánchez León, Jessica Corredor Villamil | | Colombia, Interamerican HR System, Iván Duque
Above all of this disorder, something remains constant: the Duque government’s decided interest to weaken international supervision of human rights not only in the Interamerican system, but also in the United Nations.
Lea más Digital Transitions in Transitional Justice
By Aaron Alfredo Acosta, Mohammad Zia | | pandemic, Transitional Justice, Virtual justice
The digitalization of transitional justice should not be seen as a long-term solution, as it can never replace the visceral dynamics of in-person human interaction and emotion, both essential in transitional justice processes.
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Stories FromTheTerritory
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.
Dejusticia's 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.
