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Internal displacement and local budgets
Neither the local nor the National government are upholding their constitutional duties regarding those who have been internally displaced.
Read MoreSupport of the lawsuit against charging academic rights in primary school.
The Center for the Studies of Law, Justice and Society- DeJusticia- supports the lawsuit that seeks to declare the charges of academic rights in primary school unconstitutional.
Read MoreMore is less
Frequently, the excess of something doesn’t give us more of what we wanted but instead takes away from us what we had. This is the case of the “How do I drive?” sign.
Read MoreWomen: unprotected victims
The International Day for the elimination of violence against women is celebrated tomorrow November 25. In this context, the adjustment of the victims and witness protection program is essential since the risks women face still persist.
Read MoreDemo-plutocracy
Abraham Lincoln said “democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people”. With this definition, Lincoln wanted to distance himself from plutocracy, which is the government of the rich for the rich.
Read MoreBeauty pageant’s foretold death
The falling ratings of the beauty pageant’s show proofs that it is in danger of extintion. As it happens with bullfighting, there is no need to criticize it nor file lawsuits for it to fall into oblivion. Nonetheless, this years lawsuit filed by Valle’s beauty queen added up an extra ingredient.
Read MoreThe world upside down
Ironically, the right wing rulers of this country complain that they are besieged and mistreated by left wing progressive judges and lawyers.
Read MoreInterview to Camilo Sánchez about forced disappearance.
Interview to Camilo Sanchez, researcher of DeJusticia, conducted by Cable Noticias on forced disappearance.
Read MoreDoes President Uribe want the CPIs intervention in Colombia?
I suspect that President Uribe wants the International Criminal Court to intervene in Colombia. That would explain his constant attacks to the Supreme Court and his refusal to present a viable list of three candidates so that one can be chosen for the Attorney General’s post
Read MoreBrazil and Latin America
How can we explain the extraodinary progress of this country and why the rest of Latin America still lags far behind?
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