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Transitional Justice in Colombia, Five Years After Signing the Peace Agreement
- Analysis
- July 22, 2021
Societies that have suffered massive violence require transitional institutions to manage injustices related to grave violations of human rights, document the truth of infringements and hold perpetrators accountable. The 2016 peace agreement in Colombia instituted the Truth Commission and the Special Jurisdiction of Peace (SJP) to provide truth and justice. The SJP is designed to provide a minimum of
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Peace with Justice in Colombia?
- Analysis
- July 21, 2021
The national strike that erupted on 28 April 2021, following a proposed tax reform by the current administration, was met with state repression of protests. That repression and the impasse of dialogue since late April have revealed deep grievances and polarization in Colombia. As discussed at a virtual panel a week earlier on 19 April, many
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The Methane Mitigation Opportunity (Or, How to Avoid an Additional 0.3°C of Global Warming by Mid-Century)
- Analysis
- July 15, 2021
A recent high-level report on global methane emissions has found that the world could reduce the expected warming of Earth by 0.3°C through a combination of specific policy interventions. The Government of Canada should seize the opportunity by rallying the international community to meet this challenge at the upcoming ‘COP 26’ climate talks in Scotland, slated for later this
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Canada and Global Vaccine Equity: Timid, Late and Insufficient
- Analysis
- July 15, 2021
Canada’s recent announcement that it would donate 17.7 million doses of vaccines to the global fight against COVID-19 is to be applauded. But don’t clap too loud. We weren’t ever going to use them anyway. For all of its rhetoric on global vaccine equity, the Canadian government could be doing far more to help combat the pandemic. Positive
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