Posts Tagged ‘Paz’
Participation in Transitional Justice Measures: A Comparative Study
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.
The unit of hope
The Missing Persons Search Unit has become a beacon of hope for the more than 60,000 families who carry with them the daily torture of enforced disappearances: the helpless waiting for clues as to the whereabouts of their loved one.
Read More2018 and the consolidation of peace
We must be deeply aware that in 2018 we will renew the representatives of the executive and legislative branches. In that context, we must have the vision to understand that those decisions will define the trajectory of the next decade.
Read MoreCircumscriptions, law and politics
The sentence by the Cundinamarca Tribunal that ordered the president of the Senate to send the legislative act on circumscriptions to President Santos for its promulgation is legally correct.
Read MoreDebts to peace
This year there were several signs of the deep animosity of traditional political power towards victims and social leaders. The eradication of violence from the political spectrum will only occur with the public’s political participation. Not only with the vote, but starting with the vote.
Read MoreMinimalist peace and robust peace
The first conclusion is that minimalist peace is the only possible peace with the State and the political class that we currently have. Robust peace will only be viable with changes in power and the political system, driven by civil society, movements and parties, beginning with parliamentary and presidential elections next year.
Read MoreThe grammar of peace
The Constitutional Court’s decision on the Special Jurisdiction for Peace is an important step to leave the explosive mess in which find ourselves in and to begin to consolidate peace.
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 MoreEnvironmental peace: challenges and proposals for the post-accord
Through the Ideas for Peacebuilding collection, Dejusticia seeks to contribute to this task through thematic documents that offer diagnoses and proposals on some of the central institutional challenges of this new stage. In this book, we analyze the impact of the conflict on the environment and the challenges that arise in the peacebuilding stage.
Read MoreIn the country side, life is much harder for women than for men
The progress made in the Peace Agreement on the recognition of the triple discrimination faced by rural women in Colombia cannot be just words and empty promises.
Read MoreOvercoming skepticism
Peace with the FARC advances decisively, but does not generate enthusiasm or defeat the skepticism of large urban sectors
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 MoreBojayá indigenous people claim their right to vote
Almost 70% of people from Bojayá did not vote on the peace plebiscite. A part of this group was composed by indigenous communities who claim that they were not able to reach the ballot box.
Read MorePress Release for the General Public and the Dialogue Table in La Habana
The signatory organizations address this statement to the general public and the Dialogue Table in La Habana, in order to present legal and political conciliatory points on certain issues of the Peace Agreement signed by the Colombian Government and the FARC EP on September 26th, 2016.
Map of proposals of the NO spokespeople
This table, elaborated by Dejusticia and the Colombian Commission of Jurists, compiles the main proposals of the political leaders of the NO.
Read MoreDejusticia intervenes at UN on transnational corporations and human rights
This week (October 24-28), the 2nd Session of Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights is meeting and discussing a binding legal instrument.
Read MoreOrganizations across the world say YES to peace in Colombia
More than 60 civil society organizations around the world, including Dejusticia, sign this declaration supporting the YES to the plebiscite for peace in Colombia.
Read More#PlebiSÍto: Dejusticia explains the reasons to vote YES to the peace agreements
The plebiscite about the peace agreements is a unique opportunity to write our future differently. That is why Dejusticia proposes to write #PlebiSÍto.
Read MoreLaunch of “The Desired Peace”
Today at 6pm a citizen initiative that supports the peace, “The Desired Peace”, will be launched at the Luis Ángel Arango.
Read MoreIdeas for Putting the Peace Accords to a Popular Vote
Dejusticia 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: Political Rights in the Legal Framework for Peace
Dejusticia appeared before the Constitutional Court to request that it dismiss the lawsuit brought against Article 66 and 67 of the Constitution, which form part of what is called the “Legal Framework for Peace.”
Read MoreThe Year of Hope for Peace
For those of us who were born in the 80’s, hope is almost an unknown feeling. We know that it is like an abstract idea, since we hear it from the mouth of leaders who fought against the violence. But back then the idea was not only never put in practice, it was also used to aggressively repress those who dared proclaim it.
Read MoreThe Struggle for the Law
The objective of law is to bring peace, but the way to get there is through struggle.
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