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| Dejusticia | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dejusticia |
| Formation | 2005 |
| Type | Nonprofit law and policy think tank |
| Headquarters | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Region served | Colombia; Latin America |
| Leader title | Directors |
Dejusticia
Dejusticia is a Colombian legal NGO and think tank based in Bogotá focused on human rights, social justice, and public interest litigation. It engages in litigation, research, and advocacy across Latin America and has collaborated with institutions such as Universidad de los Andes, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and Amnesty International. Its work intersects with cases and debates involving actors like Colombian Constitutional Court, Corte Suprema de Justicia (Colombia), Ministerio Público (Colombia), Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, and transnational bodies including International Criminal Court, United Nations Human Rights Council, and World Bank.
Dejusticia was founded in 2005 by legal scholars and activists linked to institutions such as Universidad de los Andes, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Universidad Javeriana, and civil society networks like Red de Justicia Constitucional para América Latina and Asociación Latinoamericana de Abogados. During the 2000s and 2010s it intervened in high‑profile processes before the Corte Constitucional de Colombia, Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, and litigations touching on conflicts involving Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia and peace efforts with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia — Ejército del Pueblo. Dejusticia expanded collaborations with international organizations including Human Rights Watch, Open Society Foundations, International Commission of Jurists, and academic partners like Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, Oxford University.
Dejusticia’s mission emphasizes public interest litigation, strategic research, and policy advocacy targeting institutions such as the Corte Constitucional de Colombia, Congreso de la República de Colombia, and regional mechanisms like the Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos. It conducts litigation in venues such as Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos and Colombian courts, files amicus briefs in cases concerning actors like Fuerzas Militares de Colombia and agencies such as Fiscalía General de la Nación (Colombia), and participates in reform debates before the Consejo de Estado (Colombia) and Tribunal Superior de Bogotá. Programmatic areas involve issues linked to actors including Corte Penal Internacional, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mercosur, and regional initiatives like CELAC.
Dejusticia is governed by a board and directed by legal scholars often affiliated with Universidad de los Andes, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, and foreign institutions such as Columbia University and London School of Economics. Its staff comprises litigators, researchers, and policy analysts who collaborate with networks including Red Internacional de Derechos Humanos, Latin American Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and NGOs like Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa and Corporación Viva la Ciudadanía. Funding sources have included philanthropic foundations such as Open Society Foundations, Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, and multilateral donors like Inter-American Development Bank and European Union. Dejusticia has also received project support from universities including Harvard University, Stanford University, and Universidad de Salamanca.
Dejusticia has intervened in constitutional challenges and public interest litigations heard by institutions like the Corte Constitucional de Colombia, the Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, and administrative venues such as the Consejo de Estado (Colombia). Notable interventions addressed rulings related to actors including Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia — Ejército del Pueblo, rulings on indigenous and Afro‑descendant rights involving Consejo Regional Indígena de Caldas, and environmental disputes concerning corporations like Pacific Rubiales Energy and projects involving Ecopetrol. Cases often intersected with regional jurisprudence from bodies such as the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and international instruments like the Rome Statute. Dejusticia’s litigation and reports influenced legislative debates in the Congreso de la República de Colombia and policy shifts linked to agencies like the Departamento Nacional de Planeación (Colombia).
Dejusticia publishes reports, policy briefs, and academic articles in collaboration with universities and journals such as Revista de Derecho Público, Harvard Human Rights Journal, Columbia Human Rights Law Review, and presses including Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press. Research themes engage with jurisprudence from the Corte Constitucional de Colombia, human rights standards from the Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, transitional justice frameworks tied to the Comisión para el Esclarecimiento de la Verdad (Colombia), and comparative studies referencing cases from Argentina, Chile, Peru, Mexico, and Brazil. Dejusticia convenes seminars and collaborates with centers like Centro de Estudios de Derecho, Justicia y Sociedad and international projects at University of Oxford and Yale University.
Dejusticia and its staff have received recognition from institutions including Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, academic awards from Universidad de los Andes and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and prizes supported by foundations like Ford Foundation and Open Society Foundations. Individual members have been invited to panels at United Nations General Assembly side events, lectured at Harvard Law School and Columbia Law School, and served as experts before bodies such as the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and United Nations Human Rights Council.
Category:Non-profit organizations based in Colombia Category:Human rights organizations in Colombia