Posts Tagged ‘Newsletter’
Eight key points of the first Latin American lawsuit on the rights of future generations and climate change
Deforestation in the Colombian Amazon (the most biodiverse region in the world) violates the right of colombian children and youth to enjoy a healthy environment. Given that all ecosystems are interconnected, deforestation in the Amazon not only affects those living in the region, but also elsewhere in Colombia.
Read MoreThe Agreements for the Substitution of Illicit Crops must have a gender perspective
GPaz and Dejusticia presented contributions for the inclusion of the gender approach in the route to the formulation and implementation of Collective Agreements within the framework of the National Comprehensive Substitution Plan.
Read MoreMurat Çelikkan: When dissent becomes crime
This weekend he was supposed to come to Colombia, to a forum on human rights in Cali. Today the Turkish activist is in jail for being editor of an opposition newspaper.
Read MoreThe road to peace is not only about eradicating coca
In Havana, the agreement did not only lay out the number of hectares to be eradicated, but also the means to make it possible and sustainable in order to achieve that “stable and lasting” peace that is called for in the final agreement.
Read MoreDejusticia’s intervention on behalf of the right to health and food of the Vaupés indigenous people
Dejusticia intervened before the Constitutional Court in support of a tutela filed on behalf of indigenous peoples in Vaupés for violations of their right to health.
Read MoreThe Many Fundamental Rights That Were Violated as to the Wayúu Population: Special Report by Dejusticia
On March 9, 2017, Dejusticia presented a report in support of the Constitutional Court’s inspection of La Guajira. This on-site visit by the Court was part of its follow up on a tutela filed by a private citizen, which complained that Wayúu children were being denied the rights to health, food, and potable water (process T-5.697.370). The goal of Dejusticia’s supporting report was to provide complementary information to the High Court about the humanitarian crisis that the department of La Guajira is suffering, where, according to indigenous leaders, between 80 and 90 children died from malnutrition.
Read MoreCivil’s society second report on the penitentiary and prison situation
The Civil Society Commission Tracking the Sentence T-388 that Dejusticia makes part of presented a second report before the Constitutional Court.
Read MoreDejusticia Files Suit to Protect the Right to Privacy Under the New Police Code in Colombia
Dejusticia filed a lawsuit before the Constitutional Court, arguing that several articles of Colombian Law 1801 of 2016 (Police Code) violate the right to privacy.
Read MoreThe State Council’s decision did NOT change the rules for safe and timely abortion services
The high court, which for the first time recognizes the voluntary interruption of pregnancy as a fundamental right, also did not authorize the objection of institutional conscience for clinics or hospitals.
Read MoreAn independent court for peace
An independent Judicial Branch is essential for the construction of a peaceful country, especially in this polarized environment. Thus, judicial decisions regarding peace must be juridically solid and cannot filtrate without being adopted.
Read MoreColombia, Year Zero
The Italian newspaper conducted a report on the Colombian peace process. For our director César Rodríguez, this accord “promotes conditions for a more inclusive society from a social, economic, and political point of view.”
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