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DESCRIPTION:Organized by º«¹úÂãÎè Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism
 \, Lawyers without Borders Canada.\n\nJoin us for a compelling discussion 
 on defending human and environmental rights through strategic litigation i
 n Colombia\, focusing on the Anchicayá case. This event will explore the o
 ngoing legal battle for justice following the devastating environmental da
 mage caused by the illegal dumping of toxic sludge into the Anchicayá Rive
 r.\n\nWe are honored to welcome Germán Ospina\, a key legal advocate in th
 e case\, who will share insights into the challenges and opportunities of 
 using the law to protect affected communities and hold corporations accoun
 table.\n\nDon't miss this opportunity to learn about the power of strategi
 c litigation in advancing environmental justice and human rights.\n\nBio\n
 \nGerman Ospina – Avocat et Défenseur des Droits Humains\n\nGerman Ospina 
 est un avocat colombien spécialisé en droit commercial et administratif\, 
 titulaire d'un diplôme de troisième cycle de l'Université pontificale boli
 varienne de Colombie\, ainsi qu'en droit maritime de l'Université d'Aix-en
 -Provence\, en France. Fort de 24 ans d'expérience\, il s'est consacré aux
  actions populaires\, aux recours collectifs et aux litiges stratégiques e
 n faveur des droits humains et de l'environnement\, défendant les communau
 tés paysannes et afro-descendantes en situation d'extrême pauvreté\, impac
 tées par les activités des entreprises et de l'État colombien.\n\nAvec plu
 s de 20 ans d'engagement dans le plaidoyer international\, il a porté des 
 affaires devant la Commission interaméricaine des droits de l'homme et les
  procédures spéciales des Nations Unies\, contribuant ainsi à la reconnais
 sance et à la protection des droits des populations les plus vulnérables f
 ace aux abus et aux injustices systémiques.\n\nGerman Ospina - Abogado y D
 efensor de los Derechos Humanos\n\nGermán Ospina es un abogado colombiano 
 especializado en derecho comercial y administrativo\, con postgrado de la 
 Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana de Colombia y en derecho marítimo de la
  Universidad de Aix-en-Provence en Francia. Con 24 años de experiencia\, s
 e ha dedicado a las acciones populares\, acciones de clase y litigio estra
 tégico a favor de los derechos humanos y el medio ambiente\, defendiendo a
  comunidades campesinas y afrodescendientes en situación de extrema pobrez
 a\, impactadas por las actividades de las empresas y el Estado colombiano.
 \n\nCon más de 20 años de compromiso con la incidencia internacional\, ha 
 llevado casos ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos y los Pr
 ocedimientos Especiales de Naciones Unidas\, contribuyendo al reconocimien
 to y protección de los derechos de las poblaciones más vulnerables frente 
 a abusos e injusticias sistémicas.\n\nGerman Ospina – Lawyer and Human Rig
 hts Defender\n\nGerman Ospina is a Colombian lawyer who specializes in com
 mercial and administrative law\, with a postgraduate degree from the Ponti
 fical Bolivarian University of Colombia\, as well as in maritime law from 
 the University of Aix-en-Provence\, France. With 24 years of experience\, 
 he has dedicated his career to class and collective actions and strategic 
 litigation in favor of human rights and the environment\, defending campes
 ino and Afro-descendant communities living in extreme poverty and impacted
  by the activities of companies and the Colombian State.\n\nWith more than
  20 years of commitment to international advocacy\, he has brought cases b
 efore the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights and the United Nations
  special procedures\, thus contributing to the recognition and protection 
 of the rights of the most vulnerable populations in the face of systemic a
 buse and injustice.\n\n \n
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LOCATION:Room 102\, Donald E. Meehan Classroom
SUMMARY:Defending Human and Environmental Rights through Strategic Litigati
 on in Colombia: The Case of Anchicayá
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