Posts Tagged ‘Violencia’
The ABCs of the Social Protest and Human Rights Crisis in Colombia
If you have not yet understood the serious situation in the streets of Colombia since April 28, 2021, we explain three essential aspects of the social mobilization agenda in which violence has been an unfortunate protagonist.
Read MoreGestures that kill or save lives
We are entering a turbulent and dangerous electoral period. Our political leaders have an enormous moral and political responsibility, which cannot be avoided.
Read MoreThe reduction of violence in the year that ends
The year that ends will be for many bitterly remembered.
Read MoreEviction of the peace camp broke regional, national, and international laws
Our lawyer Anna Joseph
wrote a blog for the Huffington Post on the eviction of the peace camp in
Bogota, explaining the numerous national and international laws that were not
respected during the dismantlement. The blog was published in Spanish by Las 2
Orillas.
Colombia and Its Outrageous Paradox
It is commont o hear about the Colombian paradox of the coexistence of a stable democracy with endemic violence.
Read MoreU.S. Gun Control Policy Is Not Only Domestic
The gun control debate in the U.S. fails to take into account the transnational effects of its gun policies through illicit firearms trafficking.
Read MoreAccounting for Human Rights: Lessons from Syria
The crisis in Syria shows how essential budgetary analysis is for human rights advocacy and accountability.
Read MoreTradition and Violence (II)
In my op-ed last week I discussed the findings of research that compared the World Values Survey’s results with homicide rates all over the world.
Read MoreTradition and Violence (I)
We have debated much about how social injustice and the state’s weakness have influenced violence in Colombia. However, we have not explored how our culture and values affect that same violence.
Read MoreTraining on Issues on Sexual Violence in the Armed Conflict: A Methodological Proposal for Public Servants
We contribute some pedagogical materials to develop a training program on this topic. We hope its implementation will contribute to an improvement in the attention given to survivors, and the investigation and judicialization of sexual violence committed in the armed conflict with the goal of reducing impunity for these crimes and increasing survivors’ access to justice.
Read MoreRecognizing the Truth
As UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Hawa Bangura said, breaking the armed groups’ silence about sexual violence is one of the first necessary steps to guarantee truth and justice to victims.
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