Posts Tagged ‘Democracia’
21st century socialism, dictatorship or rebellion?
The Venezuelan government is advancing in its plan to dismantle the 1999 Bolivarian Constitution. And it is the 21st century rebels who defend democracy and human rights against the heirs of 21st century socialism who abdicated their democratic promise.
Read MoreGlobal tensions and local leadership
In the current global context, hopelessness can only be overcome through local leadership, which through concrete actions on a daily basis restores community ties and prevents the promotion of polarization.
Read MoreThe Shrinking of Civic Spaces: What is Happening and What Can We Do?
In addition to the threat of populism, human rights face another distinct, yet related phenomenon: the shrinking of civil society spaces around the world.
Read MoreMadurazo
There were no tanks attacking the civil institutions, which characterized previous coups. But in Venezuela there was a coup d’état, which intends to be judicially legalized, but that nevertheless is a democratic rupture.
Read MoreMoney and democracy
The revelations of these weeks showed that the campaigns of Santos 2010 and Zuluaga 2014 received concealed funding from Odebrecht, which allowed them to violate the electoral caps.
Read MoreSunflowers and tricks
In 2010, presidential campaign year, candidate Antanas Mockus designed his political proposal based on simple ideas like these: “not everything is fair game” and “public life and resources are sacred.”
Read MoreTrump and the future of human rights
Donald Trump’s presidency creates serious risks and challenges for human rights globally, but this victory could have an unexpected positive effect: to push the human rights movement to carry out transformations in its architecture and changes in its strategy that were imperative even before Trump, and that are now urgent.
Read MoreNew agreement and disagreement
Accounting for the proportions, the equivalent to the construction of an avenue in a few days that later completely collapsed in Japan was for us the discussion and agreement of the peace accord in Havana.
Read MoreThe bubble that Trump popped
It is time to
escape the bubble that popped with Trump’s victory. It would be more comforting
to think that millions of voters were tricked by a professional of contraption,
as it was less painful for many to conclude that the results of Bexit or the
Colombian plebiscite on peace were just tricks of the winning campaign so that
people voted with anger.
We need more, not less democracy
Many have criticized the government’s decision to call a plebiscite on October 2nd. Popular ratification was not judicially necessary. Even some, like Montealegre or Ferrajoli, claim that it was judicially questionable. For these reasons, several, including the president, have suggested that eventually, a new accord should not be subject to a popular referendum.
Read MoreThe Bullying Continues
Based on all the criticism the Inspector General´s Office received (including from those who did not support Petro), some of us thought, mistakenly, that the Inspector General would calm down.
Read MoreThe Ecuadorean Miracle?
With Venezuela and Argentina in trouble, many look to Ecuador in search of a inspiring model for the Left. The first impression is encouraging. Upon arriving at Quito’s superb airport you get a sense of the Correa government’s investment in infrastructure that extends into two-lane roads from the door to the Amazon in Puyo.
Read MoreInequality
Mockingly, people used to say that middle class Latin Americans dreamed of being like the Americans from the United States, while the upper class dreamed of being like the Europeans.
Read MoreDemocracy without Participation?
It is foolish, the result of an elitist and antiquated view, to think of social protests as a deficiency. On the contrary, it is the best sign that the excluded sector feels they have a voice to participate politically and express their disagreements.
Read MoreDiscomfort and Democracy
Marches, road blocks and protests may create discomfort in some sectors. But attempts to suppress them may end up asphyxiating democracy. Even for those who defend social mobilizations, these protests can become uncomfortable.
Read MoreSabotaging Institutions
Inspector General Ordóñez has managed to achieve his ultimate objective: he has discredited the Constitution of 1991 and created a suitable environment for a constitutional reform.
Read MoreMore on Petro’s Removal from Office
There is an crucial legal issue in Petro’s removal from office that has hardly been discussed. It is the following issue: Even if you accept that the Inspector General has the power to remove a mayor, it would have to be done through a rigorous and demanding process, that was not carried out in Petro’s case.
Read MoreRevoking the Removal from Office
Unless a “tutela” writ or an interim measure by the Inter-American Commission overturn the effects of his decision, the Inspector General is likely to affirm Mayor Petro’s removal from office.
Read MoreThe Year of Hope for Peace
For those of us who were born in the 80’s, hope is almost an unknown feeling. We know that it is like an abstract idea, since we hear it from the mouth of leaders who fought against the violence. But back then the idea was not only never put in practice, it was also used to aggressively repress those who dared proclaim it.
Read MoreJustice and State Legitimacy
In “The City of God”, San Agustin tells the story of how Alejandro Magno captured a pirate and asked him why he robbed in the seas.
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