Human dignity does not disappear with death. In Colombia, a history scarred by violence is once again raising questions about the boundaries that the State must respect, even with regards to a fallen enemy, to avoid the risk of converting corpses into symbols of victory, effectiveness or power, and reestablishing […]
Latin America
Guardians of the Amazon in the crosshairs
Protectors of Indigenous territories in the Peruvian Amazon face threats from drug traffickers, loggers, illegal miners and others seeking to exploit their resources. Since 2013, several defenders have been murdered, and dozens remain under threat of death. At least 43 Amazonian Indigenous leaders appear to be lined up on […]
Salvadoran immigrants in the US: deportation looms
More than 170 thousand beneficiaries of TPS will lose their work permits if the programme ends. They have brought up citizens, bought homes and paid $1.5 billion in taxes annually. The end of the programme would leave El Salvador without 25% of its remittances. A week ago, the United States celebrated Labor Day in a context in which immigrants, the force that sustains […]
Colombia’s child marriage law, a year on
One year after Colombia closed every loophole permitting marriage before eighteen, congresswoman Alexandra Vásquez says the law has built the machinery for change, but warns that funding, not legislation, will decide whether early unions actually decline. Aleena Islam and Burak Batuhan Karakus A single amendment to article 116 of […]
Withdrawing from the ICC: a gateway to impunity
Born out of the horror of 80 million deaths, the International Criminal Court embodies the promise that sovereignty is not impunity. The Colombian government is considering withdrawing from this pact; a move that coincides with external pressure to dismantle global justice. In a country scarred by decades of violence, this […]
















