Every dose counts (and costs): Access to antiretrovirals and compulsory licensing
In Colombia, HIV is a visible and urgent challenge that affects thousands of people and puts many more at risk. Despite World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations to use Dolutegravir as first-line treatment due to its high effectiveness and minimal side effects, the high cost of the drug prevented its access to a large part of the population.
By María Gabriela Vargas Parada | | Antirretrovirales, Bussiness and Human Rights, Colombia, compulsory licensing
On the path to corporate accountability: the Global South and the new European due diligence law
Despite the fact that most corporate violations are concentrated in the countries of the South, the drafting of regulations continues to come from the North, for the most part unilaterally and focused on the prevention of violations.
By Julián Gutiérrez Martínez, Berta Flores Aricò | | bussines responsability, Bussiness and Human Rights, european law, Global South, ley europea, responsabilidad empresarial, Sur Global
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Every dose counts (and costs): Access to antiretrovirals and compulsory licensing
By María Gabriela Vargas Parada | | Antirretrovirales, Bussiness and Human Rights, Colombia, compulsory licensing
In 1985, Ron Woodroof, a Texas cowboy played by Matthew McConaughey in "Dallas Buyers Club," contracted HIV at a time when a diagnosis was almost a death sentence. The disease ...
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On the path to corporate accountability: the Global South and the new European due diligence law
By Julián Gutiérrez Martínez, Berta Flores Aricò | | bussines responsability, Bussiness and Human Rights, european law, Global South, ley europea, responsabilidad empresarial, Sur Global
There seems to be an international system of impunity that has been protecting multinational companies from liability for decades and continues today. In 1992, the U.S. oil company Texaco committed ...
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Advertising, children and the protection of rights: can they go together?
By Adriana Carolina Torres Bastidas | | advertising regulation, Alimentos y bebidas ultraprocesados, enfermedades, Global South, malnutrition childrens, regulación publicidad
Unhealthy diets high in sugars, saturated fats, sodium and trans fats are one of the main "enemies" of public health, as they contribute to all forms of malnutrition (undernutrition; micronutrient ...
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Business, human rights and a Latin American agenda for regulation
By Diana Guarnizo | | Bussiness and Human Rights, DDHH, Empresas y derechos humanos, Human Rights, Latin America, Latinoamérica, Sur Global
Businesses are central to the modern world. A country without a foundational network of businesses is a country that does not grow. In many cases they are a source of ...
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Venezuela: social organizations demand transparency in elections, political dialogue and guarantees for protests
By Dejusticia | | Authoritarianism, elections, human Rights in Venezuela, maduro, Venezuela
The undersigned organizations express our concern about the lack of transparency in the electoral process that has resulted in Nicolás Maduro as president-elect of Venezuela (period 2025-2031). Several presidents, authorities ...
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The environmental dimension of the peasantry: a constitutional remedy against the boomerang of climate maladaptation
By Carlos Quesada, Allison Angarita | | Campesinado, justicia climatica, Medio Ambiente, Sur Global
Throughout the world, many efforts to contain the climate crisis have had a boomerang effect on peasant communities; however, with the recognition of the environmental dimension of the peasantry, Colombian ...
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The immigration policy of the United States and its implications in Latin America
By Ximena Ortiz Ortiz, Lina Arroyave Velásquez | | México, migration, Refugees, United States
The United States has implemented different measures to prevent the entry of migrants and refugees into its territory, including extending its immigration policy to Latin American countries.
Lea más The binationality of the Wayuu people: the pending debt of Venezuela and Colombia
By Dayanna Gladys Palmar Uriana, Paulo Ilich Bacca | | Colombia, Indigenous Peoples, migración, migration, Refugees, Venezuela
The Wayuu arrive in Colombia to seek refuge but crashes with a wall that prevents them from accessing social services and fundamental rights: the Colombian State has not recognized the binationality of the Wayuu people in practice.
Lea más The binationality of the Wayuu people: the vision from their cosmology
By Dayanna Gladys Palmar Uriana, Paulo Ilich Bacca | | Colombia, Indigenous Peoples, migración, migration, Refugees, Venezuela
The Wayuu people have demanded the recognition of their binationality, appealing to the legal and political link that unites them with Colombia and Venezuela, which should translate into a full guarantee of rights and citizenship in both countries.
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