Desaparición forzada en el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos. Balance, impacto y desafíos.


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La desaparición forzada de personas, grave violación de derechos humanos caracterizada por su naturaleza pluriofensiva y continuada, ha marcado la historia de gran parte de los países de América Latina, sobre todo de aquellos que han atravesado contextos de dictadura o de conflicto armado. La privación de la libertad, la intervención o aquiescencia de agentes estatales en los hechos, y la negativa de reconocer la detención o de proveer información de la suerte o el paradero de la víctima son los elementos constitutivos que definen la complejidad y la atrocidad de esta práctica que transgrede la esencia misma de la dignidad humana. A lo largo de las últimas décadas, el trabajo de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos y de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos en materia de desaparición forzada ha sido fundamental, no sólo para que las víctimas de casos específicos puedan acceder a la justicia, sino también para generar estándares que permitan a todos los Estados de la región resolver casos similares en la jurisdicción interna y, de esta manera, evitar nuevas violaciones de derechos humanos. Conscientes de ello, se decidió promover una profunda reflexión que pusiera en evidencia el balance, el impacto y los desafíos de la desaparición forzada en el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos. La respuesta no se hizo esperar: familiares de personas desaparecidas, representantes de organizaciones de derechos humanos, funcionarios de los órganos de los sistemas interamericano, europeo y universal de derechos humanos, así como destacados especialistas y académicos en el tema presentaron las contribuciones que reúne esta obra colectiva. Todos comparten con los lectores una mirada analítica, rigurosa y crítica de la desaparición forzada a la luz de la justicia interamericana. Esperamos que esta publicación permita visibilizar el rol central de las víctimas y de las organizaciones de derechos humanos en el litigio de casos de desaparición forzada, consolidar un control de convencionalidad que demuestre un auténtico compromiso de los Estados con el corpus iuris interamericano, y reflexionar acerca de la coherencia y la solidez de los estándares interamericanos en materia de desaparición forzada.




Human Rights Politics


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The Demographic Dividend


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There is long-standing debate on how population growth affects national economies. A new report from Population Matters examines the history of this debate and synthesizes current research on the topic. The authors, led by Harvard economist David Bloom, conclude that population age structure, more than size or growth per se, affects economic development, and that reducing high fertility can create opportunities for economic growth if the right kinds of educational, health, and labor-market policies are in place. The report also examines specific regions of the world and how their differing policy environments have affected the relationship between population change and economic development.




The Forbidden Religion


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Gnosis means knowledge. But we are not referring to just any knowledge. Gnosis is knowledge which produces a great transformation in those who receive it. Knowledge capable of nothing less than waking up man and helping him to escape from the prison in which he finds himself. That is why Gnosis has been so persecuted throughout the course of history, because it is knowledge considered dangerous for the religious and political authorities who govern mankind from the shadows. Every time this religion, absolutely different from the rest, appears before man, the other religions unite to try to destroy or hide it again. Primordial Gnosis is the original Gnosis, true Gnosis, eternal Gnosis, Gnostic knowledge in its pure form. Due to multiple persecutions, Primordial Gnosis has been fragmented, distorted and hidden.




International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law


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The book addresses the current issue of the applicability and application of international human rights law and international humanitarian law in times of armed conflict. Scholars chronologically argued that only international humanitarian law was applicable, that both legal regimes were applicable, and eventually that international humanitarian law was the lex specialis of human rights law. The most recent trend is to state that international humanitarian law and human rights law are merging into a single set of rules, a proposition that is the focus of the investigations carried out in this book. The book examines general issues relating to applicability and the implementation of the two legal regimes as well as provides case studies focusing on specific rights or persons. [The cover of this publication displays a patchwork symbolizing the merger between international humanitarian law and human rights. Neither the publisher nor the editors intended the design to reproduce the protected Red Cross emblem. Any resemblance to the Red Cross emblem is purely coincidental]




Employment in Metropolitan Areas


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Refuge from Inhumanity? War Refugees and International Humanitarian Law


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This book contributes to a long-standing but ever topical debate about whether persons fleeing war to seek asylum in another country – ‘war refugees’ – are protected by international law. It seeks to add to this debate by bringing together a detailed set of analyses examining the extent to which the application of international humanitarian law (IHL) may usefully advance the legal protection of such persons. This generates a range of questions about the respective protection frameworks established under international refugee law and IHL and, specifically, the potential for interaction between them. As the first collection to deal with the subject, the eighteen chapters that make up this unique volume supply a range of perspectives on how the relationship between these two separate fields of law may be articulated and whether IHL may contribute to providing refuge from the inhumanity of war.




What Happened to the Women?


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What happens to women whose lives are affected by human rights violations? What happens to their testimony in court or in front of a truth commission? Women face a double marginalization under authoritarian regimes and during and after violent conflicts. Yet reparations programs are rarely designed to address the needs of women victims. What Happened to the Women? Gender and Reparations for Human Rights Violations emphasizes the necessity of a gender dimension in reparations programs to improve their handling of female victims and their families. A joint project of the International Center for Transitional Justice and Canada's International Development Research Centre, What Happened to the Women? includes studies of gender and reparations policies in Guatemala, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Timor-Leste. Contributors represent a wide range of fields related to transitional justice and include international human rights lawyers, members of truth and reconciliation commissions, and NGO representatives.




Indigenous Peoples’ food systems


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This publication provides an overview of the common and unique sustainability elements of Indigenous Peoples' food systems, in terms of natural resource management, access to the market, diet diversity, indigenous peoples’ governance systems, and links to traditional knowledge and indigenous languages. While enhancing the learning on Indigenous Peoples food systems, it will raise awareness on the need to enhance the protection of Indigenous Peoples' food systems as a source of livelihood for the 476 million indigenous inhabitants in the world, while contributing to the Zero Hunger Goal. In addition, the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025) and the UN Food Systems Summit call on the enhancement of sustainable food systems and on the importance of diversifying diets with nutritious foods, while broadening the existing food base and preserving biodiversity. This is a feature characteristic of Indigenous Peoples' food systems since hundreds of years, which can provide answers to the current debate on sustainable food systems and resilience.




Children on the Move


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Millions of children are on the move, both within and between countries, with or without their parents. The conditions under which movement takes place are often treacherous, putting migrant children, especially unaccompanied and separated children, at an increased risk of economic or sexual exploitation, abuse, neglect and violence. Policy responses to protect and support these migrant children are often fragmented and inconsistent and while children on the move have become a recognised part of today's global and mixed migration flows they are still largely invisible in debates on both child protection and migration.