Argentina must protect social mobilization, not silence it
We express concern about the advance of authoritarianism in Argentina and its consequences for the entire region, and urge Latin American states to speak out in defense of democracy and the human rights of Latin American peoples.
By Dejusticia | | Argentina, criminalization, Milei, mobilization, Social Protest
A Historic Vote at the CND: Colombia Challenges the Global Drug Control System
Here’s how the battle for a historic resolution unfolded at CND68 in Vienna: Colombia challenged the consensus, faced resistance, and secured the first-ever approval of an independent external review of the international drug control system. This is the report on what happened.
By Isabel Pereira Arana | | CND68, Commission on Narcotic Drugs, drugs policy, Prohibition
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Argentina must protect social mobilization, not silence it
By Dejusticia | | Argentina, criminalization, Milei, mobilization, Social Protest
Social and human rights organizations express our deep concern over the brutal repression of social protest in Argentina on Wednesday 12. The “march for the retired” has been taking place ...
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A Historic Vote at the CND: Colombia Challenges the Global Drug Control System
By Isabel Pereira Arana | | CND68, Commission on Narcotic Drugs, drugs policy, Prohibition
In the final hours of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) on March 14, we were on the edge of our seats, anxiously waiting. After a tense week of negotiations, ...
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Enlaza Strengthening Program: an Opportunity to Strengthen Ourselves as a Civil Society
By Nina Chaparro González, Andrea Forero | | civil society, Derechos Humanos, enlaza region, Human Rights, Sociedad Civil
In a world scenario in which different forms of authoritarianism are emerging that threaten human rights guarantees, civil society organizations are seeking ways to avoid persecution and restrictions that limit ...
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Dictatorship in Peru: Silencing the People’s Voice
By Diego Sardón Tupayachi | | Derechos Humanos, Dictadura, Gobierno, government, Human Rights, Peru
On December 7, 2022, the dismissal of Pedro Castillo—in clear disregard of the popular will— unleashed protests in various regions of Peru. Violent interventions by the armed forces and police, ...
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Understanding Democratic Decline
By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | | Authoritarianism, Autoritarismo, Democracia, Democracy, International politics, política internacional, Populism, Populismo
After a certain springtime of constitutional democracy and multilateralism between 1990 and 2010, the decline of democracy and the rule of law in the world is clear. This is pointed ...
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Democracies in Crisis Bring Challenges for Civil Society
By Nina Chaparro González, Diana Esther Guzmán Rodríguez | | civil society, Crisis derechos humanos, Democracia, Democracy, Human rights crisis, Latin America, Latinoamérica, Sociedad Civil
During the second half of the 20th century, the human rights movement in Latin America experienced a golden age after harsh decades of military dictatorships, purges and genocides. Due to ...
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Colombia: going back to the original balance of justice
By Paola Molano Ayala | | gorillaz, JEP, Transitional Justice, Victims
There is a crucial aspect of Colombia’s transitional justice model that is worrying: the current inability of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) to offer legal security to those who participated in the conflict, including in human rights violations, and have not been identified as among the most responsible. And making sure they also contribute to the satisfaction of the rights of the victims. The JEP must avoid keep moving towards maximalist approaches and go back to the balance in the Peace Agreement.
Lea más 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.
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