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Rich and unequal
The 2011 national human development report from PNUD was just emitted. It states once again that we don’t distribute things well enough in Colombia. Not a novelty. It confirms that we are one of the most unequal countries in the world with a Gini index of income inequality of 0.58 and 0.85 for rural property, where 1 is absolute inequality.
Read MoreDiscriminating freedom of expression
Despite its good intentions, the new law that criminalizes discrimination due to political or ideological reasons violates freedom of expression.
Read MoreSymbolic tribunal against sexual violence in Colombia
Last Monday, in Bogota, met a major symbolic international tribunal that examined sexual violence against women in armed conflict in Colombia.
Read MoreTop Secret
The bill of intelligence and counterintelligence whose constitutionality is currently under review of the Court and in which a group of organizations intend to intervene, considered legitimate to reserve from the public eye all the information produced by entities such as the DAS for the modest sum of 30 years.
Read MoreThe new society of Gilma Jiménez
“Why do you insist so much in life imprisonment?” asked the newspaper El Tiempo to Gilma Jiménez, referring to her plan to resurrect through referendum her proposal to amend the Constitution in order to punish with death penalty the murder, rape and other crimes against children.
Read MorePrivate vices, public virtues
The privacy of public figures is not the same as the one of a normal man or woman.As announced by the Hungarian movie from which I stole the title for this column, transparency in family, personal, and social relationships of public figures does care.
Read MoreImpunity, despair, and punitive populism
Violence and crime, with high doses of impunity, lead to despair and are a fertile ground for proposals of punitive tightening.
Read MoreThe abortion reform bill: will we achieve a reasonable debate?
The debate of the proposed abortion bill should be restricted to discuss the legitimacy of the three cases for non-criminal penalties established by the Court.
Read MorePenalties for discrimination
Johana Acosta, the Cartagena lawyer that was discriminated due to her skin color, has been waiting several years for justice.
Read MoreJail for discriminating?
The Congress is preparing to reconcile the passage of a law that criminalizes segregation, but more debate is needed.
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