The binationality of the Wayuu people: the pending debt of Venezuela and Colombia
By Dayanna Gladys Palmar Uriana, Paulo Ilich Bacca |
The Wayuu arrive in Colombia to seek refuge but crashes with a wall that prevents them from accessing social services and fundamental rights: the Colombian State has not recognized the binationality of the Wayuu people in practice.
The binationality of the Wayuu people: the vision from their cosmology
By Dayanna Gladys Palmar Uriana, Paulo Ilich Bacca |
The Wayuu people have demanded the recognition of their binationality, appealing to the legal and political link that unites them with Colombia and Venezuela, which should translate into a full guarantee of rights and citizenship in both countries.
New Research Report: “The Defense of Human Rights in Venezuela”
By Dejusticia |
This report is the result of an assessment of the obstacles that civil society organizations are facing, as well as their resistance and resilience in their continued defense of human rights.
“Protecting Human Rights on the Ground,” a report on UNHCR country offices
By Dejusticia |
This research is intended to offer tools to the Venezuelan human rights movement, to other civil society organizations, and to States who have an interest in the establishment of a UNHCR office in Venezuela.
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New Research Report: “The Defense of Human Rights in Venezuela”
By Dejusticia |
This report is the result of an assessment of the obstacles that civil society organizations are facing, as well as their resistance and resilience in their continued defense of human rights.
“Protecting Human Rights on the Ground,” a report on UNHCR country offices
By Dejusticia |
This research is intended to offer tools to the Venezuelan human rights movement, to other civil society organizations, and to States who have an interest in the establishment of a UNHCR office in Venezuela.
The Human Rights-based Approach: The Pending Issue of the Migration Law
By Silvia Ruiz |
Although the Colombian government has implemented a series of measures to assist the Venezuelan population, this response has been sectorized and short-term in nature.
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Colombia must obtain resources to guarantee the right to health of Venezuelan migrants: Constitutional Court
By Mauricio Albarracín, Valentina Rozo, Lucía Ramírez Bolívar, Silvia Ruiz, Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes, César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) |
The high court protected the right to health of two undocumented Venezuelans and requested the government to advance as "expeditiously and effectively as possible" towards the full realization of migrants' right to health, regardless of their immigration status. Dejusticia intervened in the case.
Dejusticia intervenes in defense of Venezuelan migrants’ right to health
By Lucía Ramírez Bolívar, Mauricio Albarracín, Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes, César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019), Valentina Rozo, Silvia Ruiz |
The Constitutional Court invited Dejusticia to present their legal opinion on two cases concerning the right to health of people coming from Venezuela.
Venezuela: Stop Harassing Human Rights Defenders
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) |
Dejusticia joins the call of several international organizations asking Venezuela to stop harrassing human rights defenders.
Amicus brief before the Inter-American Court regarding access to information in Venezuela
By Dejusticia |
Dejusticia presented an amicus brief in the case of Ríos y otros vs. Venezuela in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights regarding violations of article 13 and 1.1 of the American Convention.
