Authoritarianism and inequality are the legacy left by the government of Iván Duque Márquez: Human rights platforms

Authoritarianism and inequality are the legacy left by the government of Iván Duque Márquez: Human rights platforms

If the first two years of the Duque government already shown a deterioration of human rights in Colombia, this third year will go on record as the worst in terms of violent repression of social protest, reorganization and escalation of violence throughout the country, increasing poverty and inequality, harassment of the justice administration and the high courts, and international relations weakened both by the response to social protest and by undue interference in various political and electoral affairs in other countries.

Informe: La independencia judicial en Colombia, en riesgo por un régimen autoritario

Informe: La independencia judicial en Colombia, en riesgo por un régimen autoritario

La independencia judicial es un elemento fundamental para toda democracia, como presupuesto de la división de poderes, garantía fundamental para impedir la consolidación de poderes absolutos que pongan en riesgo el Estado de derecho. Es también una condición esencial para que el Poder Judicial pueda administrar justicia sin injerencias que obstruyan su funcionamiento.