Desafíos Ambientales en Costa Rica: La Agricultura Industrial y su Impacto en el Agua
Desafíos Ambientales en Costa Rica: La Agricultura Industrial y su Impacto en el Agua Autora: Francesca Di Leoni Freer Costa Rica es conocida por ser la casa de una gran biodiversidad ambiental y recursos naturales, proyectando una imagen de país sostenible, comprometido con la preservación ambiental para las generaciones futuras (Esencial CR, 2023). Sin embargo, […]
The Inuit of Greenland and International Law: A Historical Perspective on Colonization, Self-Determination, and Resource Governance
The Inuit of Greenland and International Law: A Historical Perspective on Colonization, Self-Determination, and Resource Governance Author: Sophia Clark Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Realm of Denmark, possessing its own parliament and limited self-government. Historically, Greenland was home to two main indigenous groups from the East and North, but today, they are collectively […]
Panderetas en Costa Rica: Discursos discriminatorios contra grupos cristianos
Panderetas en Costa Rica: Discursos discriminatorios contra grupos cristianos Autora: Dra. Mariateresa Garrido V. Como fellow del Programa de Becarios de KAICIID para fomentar el diálogo interreligioso en Latinoamérica, y como investigadora en el área de libertad de expresión, siento particular interés en identificar patrones de violencia verbal en contra de diversos grupos. Las palabras […]
PARLATINO and its role in the advancement of Human Rights in the Region
The “Leyes Modelo” Framework of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (PARLATINO) and its role in the advancement of Human Rights in the Region Author: Andrés Laguna Martino Throughout the 20th Century, decolonization from former European powers had become a wide reality for most of Latin America and the Caribbean region. Though the former shackles […]
Human Rights and Chemicals and Hazardous Substances
Giving content to the right to a healthy environment: Human rights and Chemicals and hazardous substances Author: Eduardo Caldera-Petit The constructive spirit prevailing following the two world wars of the 20th century paved the way for international consensus on establishing universal human rights to be enjoyed by all peoples and nations. A Universal Declaration on […]
Tensions between collective and individual human rights
To what extent is there a tension between individual human rights and collective rights in international human rights law? Author: Michaela A. Bosshard According to some critics, there is an inherent incompatibility between individual human rights and collective rights, both from a legal and from an ideological perspective. For some human rights are only individual […]
Reimagining Sustainable Peace in Tigray: A Transitional Justice Perspective
Reimagining Sustainable Peace in Tigray: A Transitional Justice Perspective Author: Markus Penda Mulandula Angula Published on 5 June 2023 According to Andrews, P. (2015), ‘transitional justice mechanisms are non-judicial bodies set up by governments after armed conflict or internal political violence. These mechanisms usually reflect the compromise reached between warring parties during negotiations to end […]
[De]Coded Discrimination
[De]Coded Discrimination: A Human Rights Based Approach to Automated Immigration Decision Systems Authors: Leah Durst-Lee, Christina Martinez, Montserrat Picado Campos Automated immigration decision systems have increasingly been used around the world despite serious concerns of human rights violations. Two such countries, the United States and Canada, have employed these systems to facilitate faster immigration claim […]
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN EL SALVADOR
Libertad de expresión en El Salvador Autores: Ammi Carolina Benitez Ortiz, Katya Estefany Rodezno Alas, Tatiana Abigail Alarcón Mejía, Xavier Ernesto Durán Rios Traducido al inglés por Silvana Gordillo González Este ensayo habla acerca de la libertad de expresión una herramienta eficaz para alcanzar la consolidación democrática que se haya trazado una nación; así como también uno de […]
FAKE NEWS. THE NEW DIGITAL ATTACK
Fake News. El nuevo ataque digital Autores: Andrea Melissa De la O Salazar, Edgar Javier Palacios Zamora, Luis Eduardo Pineda Díaz Traducido al inglés por Marta Álvarez Collado El término Fake News puede ser algo nuevo en estos tiempos o algo muy conocido por algunos; básicamente las Fake News son noticias falsas que tienen como […]