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Juan Ignacio Rodriguez Porras
Litigio Internacional en Instituto Internacional de Responsabilidad Social y Derechos Humanos
Juan Ignacio Rodriguez Porras is a Project Manager at the Instituto Internacional de Responsabilidad Social y Derechos Humanos, where he has been employed for over seven years. His work primarily focuses on international responsibility and human rights issues. He has also been involved in academic research, including a thesis on international responsibility related to human rights and environmental law.12
Rodriguez Porras actively engages in initiatives that design and construct public policies with a transversal approach, emphasizing the integration of social responsibility and human rights into various sectors.3 His professional profile highlights a commitment to addressing critical social issues through collaborative projects and research efforts.
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Desde el IIRESODH, nos complace informar que el Conversatorio "Fortalecimiento de la Protección de Derechos Humanos: la interacción de los tribunales internacionales de DDHH" será transmitido en vivo por el canal de Youtube del Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas de Costa Rica: https://lnkd.in/eGv3MAQY
18:00 horas Centroamérica (CST) 19:00 horas México (GMT-5) 21:00 horas Argentina (GMT-3)
A quienes deseen ir presencialmente, les solicitamos que por favor se registren en el siguiente enlace: https://bit.ly/TACHR-AC
Today I had the honor to lecture students of DePaul University's International Human Rights Law Practicum on the situation in Venezuela's Lower Orinoco Region and how international cooperation and strategic litigation can be effective tools to protect human rights.
The Orinoco Mining Arc (OMA) is a project for the extraction of natural resources, which has shown to incur in several violations of human rights. Illegal armed groups, State's Armed Forces and other criminal organizations have massacred, tortured and forcibly disappeared hundreds of civilians since 2016.
Girls and women are subject to sexual abuse and forced prostitution. Children are forced to work in inhuman conditions, without proper protective measures. Men have to work 12-hour long shifts. If they don't follow the rules, or steal a couple grams of gold, they could face dismemberment and execution.
The environment in and around the OMA has been irreversibly damaged. Food and rivers are heavily poisoned with mercury. Malaria thrives in the mining communities. Indigenous communities have been the most affected, as they have been separated from their ancestral land and have been brutally attacked by foreign groups.
I appreciate deeply Ms. Elizabeth Ward-Herman's invitation to participate in this space, which is surely an effective way to raise awareness on the topic.
#HumanRights #StrategicLitigation #Orinoco #Justice #Environment
