Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Criminal Justice
Culture
Development
Disabled Persons
Drug Control
Education
Extreme poverty
Human Rights
Humanitarian Affairs
Indigenous Peoples
Intellectual Property
International Law
Justice
Labour
Minority Rights
Peace and Security
Social Development
Torture
Violence
Women
Women/gender Equality
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Indigenous women
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Research
Violence against women
Women and armed conflict
Women and health
Social Development:
Conflict
Disabled persons
Indigenous issues
Poverty
Sustainable Development:
Education
Health
Poverty
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| Geographic scope: |
Regional
Asia
Latin America and Caribbean
Africa
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| Country of activity: |
Colombia
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Promote gender equality and empower women
Improve maternal health
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2003 |
| Organizational structure: |
Dejusticia’s organizational structure is composed of three directive entities: The General Assembly of Founding Members, the Board of Directors, and the Director, who also acts as legal representative of the organization. Internally, Dejusticia has administrative support, as well as a team in charge of ensuring the development of Dejusticia’s mission (research groups). These groups are responsible for the development of projects that stem from the areas of interest and thematic focuses of Dejusticia. Each of Dejusticia’s areas of interest has a primary responsible staff member and a research team that focuses in this topic. Team members, however, often offer contribution to projects in other interest areas. |
| Number and type of members: |
Dejusticia was established by eight Colombian university professors who all have a background in law and who also have a range of other academic qualifications, such as masters and doctoral degrees in various social sciences. The founding members bring a broad range of experience to Dejusticia. All are accomplished researchers and teachers who have produced numerous publications in their field. Some are auxiliary judges and ex-justices of the Colombian Constitutional Court, and others have significant experience participating in public debates, working on the development of judicial documents and in advocacy work. The expertise of the founding members of Dejusticia has been pivotal in influencing the direction and quality of the work produced. The Administrative team is composed of 20 members and the research or core team is composed of 45 researchers, some of them work full time and a small group are hired for specific projects. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
NGO network to monitor C. Court decision 092/2008; Network of NGOS for access to more information, more rights; Commision to Monitor Decision T-045/2010 of the C. Court; International Drug Policy Consortium; Racial Discrimination Monitor (need more space) |
| Funding structure: |
Grants from Governments
Fees for education and training services
Product sales and business services
Foreign and international grants
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