Colombia
'The kids that demanded accountability': Colombian future generations lawsuit seven years on
The end of 2016 was a big moment in Colombian history. A landmark peace deal between the government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) had finally been signed, ending South America’s longest internal armed conflict. It was a moment of real optimism, recalls Gabriela Eslava Bejarano, a lawyer
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States urge Inter-American Court to address climate compensation during landmark hearing
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has been asked to clearly address the issue of compensation in order to avoid issuing a “rich person’s” charter on climate change.
During the start of a landmark hearing yesterday at the University of the West Indies, near Barbados’ capital of Bridgetown, a