Posts Tagged ‘Gustavo Petro’
Did Petro´s Legal Novel Finally End?
One of the most popular arguments used to defend the national government´s position on the situation in Bogota, in particular the legal battle of Mayor Petro, is that the City was tired and needed an end to all the uncertainty.
Read MoreIrrelevant political rights?
Colombia is far from being a country protective of political rights. But now, it not only fails to protect them it also openly disparages them.
Read MoreA leftist ICHR?
Some of those who criticized the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (ICHR) for granting the precautionary measures in favor of Bogota Mayor Petro have suggested that this occured because the ICHR has a leftist bias.
Read MorePetro’s Constituent Assembly
Gustavo Petro is right to denounce the Inspector General´s Office and the government´s illegal decisions that ended his mandate as mayor before the Inter-American System of Human Rights. However, he is making a mistake in knocking over the board game, so to speak, he unfairly lost and joining the call for a constituent assembly.
Read MoreLegal Chauvinism
None of the arguments made by the government or its lawyers explaining why they will not comply with the precautionary measures of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (ICHR) in Petro´s case are convincing.
Read MoreWhy Santos should Comply with the Precautionary Measures
There are strong legal reasons why Santos should have complied with the ICHR´s precationary measures in Bogota Mayor Petro´s case.
Read MoreThe Bullying Continues
Based on all the criticism the Inspector General´s Office received (including from those who did not support Petro), some of us thought, mistakenly, that the Inspector General would calm down.
Read MoreThe Displaced Persons’ “Tutela” Writ
While eveyone discusses the “tutela” writs of Mayor Petro’s case, the 10th anniversary of perhaps the most important tutela decision of the Colombian Constitutional Court has been forgotten: the T-025 of 2004. Since then, then, this decisions has been protecting the rights of five million colombians that are victims of forced displacement.
Read MoreDemocracy without Participation?
It is foolish, the result of an elitist and antiquated view, to think of social protests as a deficiency. On the contrary, it is the best sign that the excluded sector feels they have a voice to participate politically and express their disagreements.
Read MoreSabotaging Institutions
Inspector General Ordóñez has managed to achieve his ultimate objective: he has discredited the Constitution of 1991 and created a suitable environment for a constitutional reform.
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