The Future of Human Rights: From Gatekeeping to Symbiosis
By Dejusticia |
The international human rights movement faces a context of uncertainty due to: (i) the rise of a multipolar world with new emerging powers, (ii) the emergence of new actors and legal and political strategies, (iii) the challenges and opportunities presented by information and communication technologies, as well as (iv) the threat posed by extreme environmental degradation.
Before the Courts: Judicial Needs and Access to Justice in Colombia
By Miguel Emilio La Rota, Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes, Sandra Santa Mora, Sebastián Lalinde Ordóñez |
Transitional and Constitutional Justice
By Nelson Camilo Sánchez León |
Chapter by Camilo Sánchez and Catalina Ibáñez Gutiérrez in the book "Transitional and Constitutional Justice" of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
Human Rights, Democracy, and Development
By Boaventura de Sousa Santos |
Human rights are undergoing a transformation. Around the world debates have proliferated regarding human rights discourses, practices, and studies to the point that some speak about "the end of human rights." This context is unlike anything since the beginning of the international human rights system around the mid twentieth century.
Making Social Rights Real: Implementation Strategies for Courts, Decision Makers and Civil Society
By Celeste Kauffman, César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) |
Given the disappointing implementation levels in various countries and across human rights systems, this guide seeks to contribute to the discussion regarding strategies for courts, international decision-makers, and civil society to increase the implementation of ESCR decisions.
Congressional Women’s Caucus: A Story to Tell
By Diana Esther Guzmán Rodríguez, Sylvia Prieto Dávila |
Legislators formed the Congressional Women's Caucus during the legislative period 2006-2010. This text seeks to give visibility to this process through the reconstruction of its history, challenges, and achievements.
In Search of Rights: Drug Users and Governments Response in Latin America
By Carolina Bernal Uribe, Diana Esther Guzmán Rodríguez, Jorge Alberto Parra Norato, Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes |
The Drugs and Rights Studies Collective published a new report that examines government responses to the consumption of illicit drugs in eight countries in Latin America: Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia.
Political Participation of Women and Political Parties after the 2011 Political Reform
By Diana Esther Guzmán Rodríguez, Sylvia Prieto Dávila |
This document analyzes the possible reach and limitations of two of the key requirements of Law 1475 of 2011 in order to identify strategies that will encourage the political participation of women in party politics. Historically, they have suffered from discrimination in their attempts to participate politically.
Separate and Unequal: Education and Social Class in Colombia
By Felipe Jiménez Ángel, José Rafael Espinosa Restrepo, Juan David Parra Heredia, Mauricio García Villegas |
Using empirical evidence from state-administered exams, this book shows how public education in Colombia is a segregated system. It is a system that is separate and unequal, violating the right to non-discrimination and equal opportunity enshrined in Colombia´s Constitution.
Race and Housing in Colombia: Residential Segregation and Life Conditions in Cities
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019), Sebastián Villamizar Santamaría |
This report presents the results of a study on living conditions and residential segregation in twelve cities of Colombia
Legislating and Representing? Female Senators’ Agenda in Congress (2006-2010)
By Diana Esther Guzmán Rodríguez, Sylvia Prieto Dávila |
In this book we hope to contribute empirically to the issue of women's political representation in Colombia. Additionally, the book brings attention to the necessity to develop intermediary theoretical proposals that can open the conceptual debate regarding the inclusion and representation of women in the political arena.
Irrational Efforts: Criminal Investigations of Homicide and other Complex Crimes
By Carolina Bernal Uribe, Miguel Emilio La Rota |
The Colombian Attorney General's Office´s quantitative records show that investigative efforts are employed irrationally. The absence of a strategic prioritization policy —as opposed to the unclear and arbitrary way officials currently process cases— does not allow criminal policy efforts to focus on investigating the most important cases.