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Dejusticia publications present the results of our academic research, providing useful criteria for academic and public debates on key issues, with a clear sense of how this work can have an impact on the defense of human rights.

All of our publications are available in digital format for free download, while the printed books can be found in bookstores in Bogotá and other cities.

We have four series within the Dejusticia Collection.

  • Dejusticia Series —  Academic book-length publications by Dejusticia members.
  • Documents Series — Short essays presenting academic arguments, public policy proposals or empirical and quantitative analyses on issues of public relevance.
  • Working Papers — English translations of selected titles from our Documents Series.
  • Guides — Public policy analysis and recommendations in a format that is accessible to the general public.

In this page, you can also find Reports and research by Dejusticia members published in other venues, as well as essays and public policy recommendations available in a simple format

Dejusticia Series

Civil Resistance Against 21st Century Athoritarianism

By Dejusticia | Jun 29, 2021
Thorugh various narratives, the authors seek to recognize new spaces for struggle —such as political activism— to develop action-research tools in a context of crisis.

Pandemic Inequality: Civil Society Narratives from the Global South

By Dejusticia | Jan 29, 2021
The contributors to this book, writing from different perspectives, invite us to consider what we can learn from the interplay between the pandemic and inequality in order to spur a creative reorientation of collective mobilization and advocacy toward the future.
Transitional Justice Measures

Participation in Transitional Justice Measures: A Comparative Study

By María Paula Saffon Sanín | Nov 13, 2019
The study analyzes participatory scenarios involving not only victims but also civil society in a broader sense, as the latter has also been very important for the promotion, adoption, and implementation of transitional justice measures.
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Document Series

football gender

Gender discrimination in Football. Building a Toolbox Toward Gender Equity in the Beautiful Game

By Dejusticia | May 24, 2021
As the most popular sport worldwide, football (or soccer) may be the poster child for lingering gender disparities in sport.
Data Feast

Data Feast: Enterprises and Personal Data in Latin America

By Vivian Newman Pont, Daniel Ospina Celis, Juan Carlos Upegui Mejía | Feb 23, 2021
Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft now possess an ability to reconfigure the behaviour of individuals, clients, and citizens globally. How Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico are responding?

The Sarayaku and the Inter-American System on Human Rights: Justice for the “Medio Dia” People and their Living Jungle

By Mario Melo Cevallos | Nov 27, 2019
Mario Melo Cevallos, lawyer of the Kichwa people of Sarayaku, presents his version of the history of resistance and mobilization of the indigenous people before the State plans to exploit the oil that was in the heart of the Amazon.
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Working Papers

football gender

Gender discrimination in Football. Building a Toolbox Toward Gender Equity in the Beautiful Game

By Dejusticia | May 24, 2021
As the most popular sport worldwide, football (or soccer) may be the poster child for lingering gender disparities in sport.
Human Rights Venezuela

Protecting Human Rights on the Ground

By Ligia Bolívar, Lucía Ramírez Bolívar | Oct 14, 2020
During the investigation, the presence of OHCHR completed its first six months in Venezuela, so a consultation with human rights defenders in the country was included to assess this experience. Being the first comparative research in this field, its findings are equally of interest to other audiences beyond Venezuela.

The Sarayaku and the Inter-American System on Human Rights: Justice for the “Medio Dia” People and their Living Jungle

By Mario Melo Cevallos | Nov 27, 2019
Mario Melo Cevallos, lawyer of the Kichwa people of Sarayaku, presents his version of the history of resistance and mobilization of the indigenous people before the State plans to exploit the oil that was in the heart of the Amazon.
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Teaching Materials

The right to freedom of expression: advanced course for judges and legal practitioners in the Americas

By Catalina Botero Marino, Sofía Jaramillo Otoya | Jul 18, 2017
This guide covers the main current legal rules under the inter-American order on freedom of expression.

Land restitution and territories: justifications, dilemmas and strategies

By Sergio Chaparro Hernández, Javier Eduardo Revelo Rebolledo, Nelson Camilo Sánchez León | Jul 17, 2017
The teaching tools presented below aim to offer a database that will allow officials to quickly consult some of the most common challenges in their daily work.
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Guides

Executive Summary Decision T-543 of 2017

By Dejusticia | Feb 27, 2018
The Constitutional Court held that the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce censored the organization Educar Consumidores, and it cautioned the Superintendency that henceforth it could not exercise prior control over informational contents.

Arguments and pathways for the ratification of the American Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older Persons

By Isabel Pereira | Dec 17, 2016
On June 15, 2015, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) adopted the text of the Inter-American Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older Persons (Convention on Older Persons).

Palliative Care and its Status in Latin America

By | Aug 23, 2016

Dejusticia launched a report on the status of palliative care across eight countries in Latin America.

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Other Publications

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Publications in Other Publishing Houses

Civil Resistance Against 21st Century Athoritarianism

By Dejusticia | Jun 29, 2021
Thorugh various narratives, the authors seek to recognize new spaces for struggle —such as political activism— to develop action-research tools in a context of crisis.

Peace during Covid-19 in Colombia

By Nelson Camilo Sánchez León, Aaron Alfredo Acosta | Aug 9, 2020
In this second policy briefing, we discuss the implementation of the Final Peace Agreement, its already rocky implementation before the COVID-19 pandemic and some of the greatest challenges as a result of the pandemic.

Confronting COVID-19 in Colombia

By Aaron Alfredo Acosta, Nelson Camilo Sánchez León, Mohammad Zia | Jun 18, 2020
This is the first of three policy briefings, which are part of a COVID19 in Colombia series. The policy briefing series seeks to provide relevant and timely information to academics who are conducting research, or plan on doing so in Colombia, related to the human rights impacts in Colombia and the implementation of the peace…
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Reports

IN FOCUS: Facial Recognition Tech Stories and Rights Harms from around the World

By Daniel Ospina Celis | Jan 28, 2021
The indiscriminate use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) globally by law enforcement and other government agencies is dangerously normalising surveillance. The full harmful impacts and effects of this technology on people’s lives are only beginning to emerge. A new INCLO report showcasing FRT stories from around the world flags the risk of creating societies where…

Human Rights Due Diligence to Identify, Prevent and Account for Human Rights Impacts by Business Enterprises

By Claret Vargas | May 10, 2018
The aim of this document is to present to the IACHR, as it develops a report with guidelines for Business and Human rights and as it engages more generally with human rights violations in the context of business activities, a summary of the main areas of concern with regard to human rights due diligence.

BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: SUBMISSION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS

By Claret Vargas | Feb 26, 2018
This document focuses on implementation and access to effective remedies in the context of business activities. It also collects Inter-American standards that have an impact on the monitoring and on plans for the implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Moreover, it collects examples of practices that must improve in order to protect human rights in the context of business enterprises.
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