You Are Not an X: Rights Awareness in Colombia
Posted by Siobhan Riordan at Jun
Medellín, Colombia – What is our definition of “liberty”? What is the difference between individual liberty and collective liberty, and can we have both? How does our Constitution define liberty? What are the legal limits of public force, and how do we defend ourselves when those limits are exceeded? These are some of the questions […]
2010 JusticeMaker Shahanur Islam publishes flyer
Posted by Shahanur Islam at Jun
In preparation for a community information session that he will conduct in the near future, JM 2010 Shahanur Islam recently republished a brochure about human rights standards in Bangladesh. As the head of the Bangladesh Institute for Human Rights (BIHR), Shahanur first designed the brochure several months ago, in preparation for a door-to-door campaign to […]
“No Mas Abuso Policial” Afiches Distribuidos en Colombia
Posted by Eliana at May
Día 06 de Abril del año en curso se realizo un conversatorio amplia a un conjunto de Estudiantes y profesores de la Universidad de Antioquia con sede en la ciudad de Medellín donde se ha venido desarrollando el proyecto, con la finalidad de brindar herramientas jurídicas y políticas practicas para contrarrestar el maltrato policial que […]
Columbia: “No More Police Abuses” Poster Released
Posted by Eliana at May
On April 6th, 2011 a meeting was held with students and professors of the Medellin-based University of Antioquia, where the project of JusticeMakers Fellow Adriana has been developing. The aim of the project is to provide practical legal and political tools to counter the police abuses that are prevalent in the country due to […]
Meet 2011 JusticeMaker Adriana Castaño Roman
Posted by adriana at Mar
Adriana is grateful that she has been chosen as a JusticeMaker so that she can bring change to Medellín, Colombia, where police officials systematically deny rights to the most vulnerable people of the community.