Que Sea Ley
By María Ximena Dávila |
In spite of the Argentine Senate’s decision, this mobilization showed the force of the feminist movement, destabilized conservative sectors, placed abortion at the center of the legislative debate, and, above all, gave a feeling of victory to women.
Read more Preventing Corporate Intimidation of Rightsholders
By Alejandro Jiménez Ospina |
Unfavorable news, a negative opinion of an opinion leader, or even an unfounded rumor can affect companies whose value depends to a large extent on the confidence of their shareholders and the public in their good behavior and the possibilities of obtaining profits by investing in them.
Read more Nanette, the end of stand-up?
By Ana María Ramírez |
I was struck by her message and her innovative and thoughtful way of thinking about comedy.
Read more “Terms and Conditions May Apply”… depending on where you are
By Maria Paula Ángel |
In practice, the Latin American lack of adequate protection manifests itself in the possibility of banks using credit algorithms to decide whether to grant a loan or not, without any intervention by someone with the authority and competence to change the decision.
Read more The New Routinization of Inhumanity: Small Acts of Staggering Consequence
By Claret Vargas |
Perhaps it’s time to state firmly, and insistently, that we see everyone who let themselves be swooped up in machines of inhumanity, and not just the masterminds. And perhaps it’s not too late to call out enough of the small bureaucrats and agents so that they, too, squirm, question and upend the pact of purposeful obtuseness that is required to carry on with systems of oppression designed to harm from a safe distance.
Read more Taxes on soft drinks in the Americas: trend or necessity
By Diana Guarnizo |
More than a trend, the increasing number of countries implementing a tax on soft drinks shows that this kind of fiscal measure is a cost-efficient policy to tackle the obesity epidemic in the Americas.
Read more The justice needs of the world
By Carolina Villadiego Burbano |
States need to know the legal needs of their populations and the ways in which citizens act to manage and resolve those needs in order to design better schemes for the resolution of disputes and for providing access to justice.
Read more Going Beyond Nature
By Helena Durán |
What does granting rights to nature really mean? How can the rights of nature be materialized? Which rights? Where does this recognition leave the communities that have traditionally inhabited and helped to conserve certain areas?
Read more Juan Pedro Lares: The freed prisoner that never was
By Krizna Gomez |
Juan Pedro Lares, a 24-year old Colombian-Venezuelan young man, who was abducted by a hundred civilian-dressed members of the Venezuelan Intelligence, the National Guard, the police, and armed civilian groups from his family’s home in July of last year was finally set free . But a feeling of injustice still lingers.
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