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.
Read MoreAdvertising, children and the protection of rights: can they go together?
Despite the growing evidence of the harmful impact of advertising on children’s diets and the increasing recognition that advertising of ultra-processed products is harmful to children’s health, as of May 2022, only 60 countries have adopted policies to restrict advertising of ultra-processed products to which children are exposed.
Read MoreBusiness, human rights and a Latin American agenda for regulation
The impacts of some companies on social rights, the lack of regulation in this field, and Dejusticia’s efforts to build a Latin American agenda to promote common standards of responsibility.
Read MoreVenezuela: social organizations demand transparency in elections, political dialogue and guarantees for protests
At this critical moment, we express our solidarity with Venezuelan social leaders and organizations working for the defense of human rights. Their courage and commitment to democracy are an invaluable contribution to the construction of peace and social justice in Latin America.
Read MoreThe environmental dimension of the peasantry: a constitutional remedy against the boomerang of climate maladaptation
However, with the recognition of the environmental dimension of the peasantry, Colombian constitutionalism offers the world a formula for integrating peasant rights into conservation policies.
Read MoreGreen Grabbing in the Galilea Forest?
For several generations the peasants of this region, not far from Bogotá, have fought for the recognition of their right to land.
Read More“One can live naked, without light, but no one survives without food”
Says Elsa Nury Martínez, president of the Federación Nacional Sindical Unitaria Agropecuaria (FENSUAGRO) and secretary of the Americas region of La Via Campesina, for whom this voice has only begun to echo through international actions.
Read MorePeasant rights: the recognition of an excluded actor
The struggle of the Colombian peasantry is relevant to international debates, both because of the injustices and violence it has faced and because of the progress it has made in recent years in defending its rights.
Read MoreThe Right to Defend Rights in Colombia and Latin America
It is not possible to speak of the validity of human rights if States do not recognize and protect the possibility of promoting and defending them.
Read MoreLa Oroya: Lessons for litigation on air quality and public health in Latin America
There are many aspects that can be highlighted from this ruling and that have been pointed out in other blogs, we will focus on three key points for the litigation of cases affecting public health in the Latin American context.
Read MoreNot Pretty in Pink: The Undisclosed Fashions of Farmed Salmon
People often choose cuts with bright pink to reddish hues, under the impression that these are fresher, tastier, and of better quality, thus warranting premium prices. The reality, however, is that “color does not affect these characteristics” and, in the case of farmed salmon, this color is actually manufactured.
Read MoreTongue Twisters of the State
Around 97% of the world’s population speaks approximately 4% of the world’s existing languages. Put differently, around 96% of languages are spoken by about 3% of the global population. Linguistic diversity is being preserved by only a handful of people.
Read MoreNavigating Human Rights in a War-Torn Yemen
Despite immensely difficult circumstances in a war-torn and diminishing space for activism, Mwatana for Human Rights has remained steadfast in its mission to defend human rights.
Read MoreRethinking the Anti-Poverty Recipe
Economic growth alone is not enough to alleviate extreme poverty. Instead, we need creative, targeted alternatives—like unconditional cash transfers and livestock donations.
Read MoreA Chain of Inequalities
The decline of redistributive agrarian reforms coupled with growing patterns of land concentration and land-grabbing threaten to exacerbate cycles of inequality in the countryside, in the city, and around the world.
Read MoreVacillation towards migrants
The situation of Venezuelan migrants is too serious and urgent to equivocate on good faith and sway with the changing political circumstances of each government.
Read MoreQue Sea Ley
In spite of the Argentine Senate’s decision, this mobilization showed the force of the feminist movement, destabilized conservative sectors, placed abortion at the center of the legislative debate, and, above all, gave a feeling of victory to women.
Read MorePreventing Corporate Intimidation of Rightsholders
Unfavorable news, a negative opinion of an opinion leader, or even an unfounded rumor can affect companies whose value depends to a large extent on the confidence of their shareholders and the public in their good behavior and the possibilities of obtaining profits by investing in them.
Read MoreNanette, the end of stand-up?
I was struck by her message and her innovative and thoughtful way of thinking about comedy.
Read More“Terms and Conditions May Apply”… depending on where you are
In practice, the Latin American lack of adequate protection manifests itself in the possibility of banks using credit algorithms to decide whether to grant a loan or not, without any intervention by someone with the authority and competence to change the decision.
Read MoreLand in transition: transitional justice, land restitution and agrarian policy in Colombia
This new Dejusticia publication presents an analysis on the transition processes in Colombia in order to address conflicts related to land ownership, tenure and use.
Read MoreBusiness and Human Rights. Beyond the End of the Beginning
The regulation of business in the global economy poses one of the main challenges for governance, as illustrated by the dynamic scholarly and policy debates about the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and a possible international treaty on the matter.
Read MoreLand restitution, housing policy, and productive projects: Ideas for the post-agreement period
This document aims to examine the results of the land restitution process, with emphasis on its articulation with housing and income generation policies, central components that restitution and return require in order to guarantee victims decent living conditions in terms of livability and economic sustainability.
Read MoreCoca, institutions, and development
This document aims to analyze the challenges that coca producing municipalities face in two crucial aspects in the future: the construction of a local State and the definition of a human development path that is both integral and participatory.
Read MoreA balancing act. Drug policy in Colombia after UNGASS 2016
This document is the result of a project developed by Dejusticia in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice and Law of Colombia and the British Embassy in Colombia, with funds from the United Kingdom through its embassy in Colombia.
Read MoreTerritorial Justice System for Peace
This book is part of the collection Documents for Peacebuilding in which Dejusticia presents ideas to face the complex challenge of building a stable and lasting peace in the post-agreement period. This specific document addresses the need to strengthen the national judicial system in an articulated manner and with an emphasis on rural areas and on overcoming the armed justice that operates in many places.
Read MoreFighting the tide: Human Rights and Environmental Justice in the Global South
This text forms part of a long-term project undertaken by Dejusticia as part of its international work. The project revolves around the Global Action-Research Workshop for Young Human Rights Advocates that Dejusticia organizes each year to foster connections among and train a new generation of action researchers.
Read MoreAssessment of Existing National Action Plans (NAPs) on Business and Human Rights (2017)
The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR), the European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ), and the Center for the Study of Law, Justice, and Society (Dejusticia) are pleased to release an updated report on Assessments of Existing National Action Plans (NAPs) on Business and Human Rights (August 2017).
Read MoreOn corruption in Colombia: conceptual framework, diagnosis and policy proposals
According to the Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International for 2016, Colombia obtained a rating of 37/100. How to characterize the phenomenon of corruption in Colombia and what academic and public policy strategies can be adopted to counteract it?
Read MoreStrategies for a rural transitional reform
The best way to face the challenges posed by the implementation of the Peace Accord in rural policies and to pay off the historic debt to Colombian peasants is to deepen the restitution efforts and to integrate them to a broader agrarian policy.
Read MoreCoadyudancia in Favor of Popular Consultation in Pijao
Coadyuvancia to the tutela process defending the right of citizen participation in the popular consultation about mining proposed by the mayor of Pijao.
Read MoreHuman Rights Case Against Former Bolivian President for Role in 2003 Massacre Cleared to Move Forward
Court of Appeals Rejects Defendants’ Attempt to Have Case Dismissed
Read MoreDejusticia’s Intervention in Constitutional Court Public Hearing
The public vote of the peace accord to achieve a constitution in peace and a constitutional peace.
Read MoreIntervention in Litigation Alleging Unconstitutionality of Resolution 339 of 2012 Establishing Peace Negotiations in Havana
We intervened in an unconstitutionality case presented by ex-Public Prosecutor Eduardo Montealegre Lynett, against the expression “agreement”, contained in the general agreement for the end of the armed conflict and building of a stable and durable peace, found in the annex of Resolution 339 of 2012, promulgated by the President of the Republic.
Read MoreDejusticia Intervenes in Favor of Migrant Woman in Bolivia who Was Sterilized without Her Consent
Dejusticia intervenes before the Inter-American Court on Human Rights in the case of a migrant woman in Bolivia who was sterilized without her informed consent.
Read MoreDejusticia Intervenes in Defense of the Santurbán Páramo
Dejusticia intervened in an action for protection filed by the Committee for the Defense of Water and the Santurbán Páramo, against the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development, which is currently being reviewed by the Constitutional Court.
Read MoreRodrigo Uprimny Intervnes in Hearing Regarding the Balance of Powers Reform
Last March 30th there was a hearing about the complaint presented by the Nation’s Public Prosecutor, Eduardo Montealegre against the Balance of Powers Reform. This was Rodrigo Uprimny’s contribution.
Read MoreDejusticia Intervenes in Favor of Popular Vote for Peace Agreement through a Special Popular Consultation
Dejusticia intervened in the process testing the constitutionality of the bill that regulates the plesbiscite putting the final peace accord to a popular vote to end the conflict and build a stable and lasting peace. This synthesizes the arguments of this intervention.
Read MoreIntervention Litigating Article that Establishes Sales Tax
We intervened before the Constitution Court litigating the unconstitutionality of Numera 3 of Article 171 of Law 1607 of 2012, that modifies taxes and establish a sales tax.
Read MoreDejusticia Intervenes in Defense of Executive Order 127 of 2015 (Trans Executive Order)
Last week, Dejusticia presented an intervention before the First Section of the Council of State and asked to keep in force Executive Order 1227 of 2015, which regulates the procedure for amending a person’s gender in the civil registry.
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