Lobster for Everyone?
“The Constitutional Court wants all Colombians to eat lobster,” says Alejandro Gaviria in Semana.
Read MoreJustice without Judges
Not all conflicts have to reach the judicial system for resolution given the existence of highly effective mechanisms like direct agreements between parties without the intervention of a third party (be that a judge, conciliator, arbiter, etc.).
Read MoreLaw and Reconciliation in Colombia
Here’s how to achieve both justice and reconciliation.
Read MoreYoreli Rincón’s Goal
Just a few months from the 2015 Women’s FIFA World Cup in Canada, we do not know if the national media will broadcast it.
Read MorePeru and COP 20: Among Violence and Forests
Chota’s death is not an isolated incident within Peru, but rather is yet one of many instances of violence in the history of violence perpetuated against local leaders who fight for the protection of their lands, forests and jungles.
Read MoreRacial Discrimination in Latin America: The “Pigmentocracy” Approach
In general terms, the study proves what many already knew intuitively: the darker the person’s skin tone, the worse his quality of life in Latin America.
Read MoreAn Independent DANE?
Now that the balance of powers has been discussed so widely, is it not worth it to promote a truly independent statistical public institution? (DANE is the Colombian government’s bureaucracy charged with developing statistical reports, much like the U.S. CBO)
Read MoreMediocrity and Fraud
Karl-Theodor Zu Guttembertg, German Minister of Defense and star politician of the center right, had to resign in March 2011 when it was revealed that he had copied parts of his doctoral thesis.
Read MoreDid the Amazon’s lifesaver get punctured?
The Santos adminsitration’s good intentions in the Amazon have been undone by its own actions. As told by La Silla Vacía, in August 2012 ex-Minster of the Environment Frank Pearl, before leaving office, threw a lifesaver for the Amazon. Pearl released Resolution 1518 of 2012, which establishes that no one can drill any part of the Amazon classified as Forest Reserve (according to Law 2 of 1959) for mining activities, until the Ministry of the Environment zoned the territory. In other words, until it defined which areas of the Amazon territory classified as Forest Reserve– the large majority (see Map 1)– should be protected and which can house economic projects, among them mining.
Read MoreRadicalized Environment
We need to “deradicalize” the debate about the environment.
Read MorePublic declaration of respect for dignity and equality: CIVIL MARRIAGE FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES IN COLOMBIA
Currently there’s a process underway in the Constitutional Court to recognize civil marriage to same-sex couples. The lawsuit that began the process was launched by Colombia Diversa, Center for the Study of Law, Justice and Society DeJuSticia-and others, last November 29, 2010.
As part of this process, Colombia Diversa prepared a public statement of respect for dignity and equality, which expresses support for equal marriage and adherence to the democratic values enshrined in the Constitution that should lead to recognize the right of all persons, without distinction on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, to marry.
Read MoreCoca leaf and racism
It is unfortunate that three democracies, which in many respects are admirable, like the U.S., Sweden and the UK, oppose Bolivia’s proposal to legalize internationally the chewing of coca leaves also know as mambeo.
Read MoreThe Claudia López syndrome
Much has been said about the hearing on Monday in the process of Ernesto Samper against Claudia Lopez.
Read MoreThreatening kisses
It is very difficult to conceive that two women that kiss each other, without hurting anyone, can be considered an act that deserves punishment.
Read MoreMusic for chameleons
EITHER THE GREEN PARTY REJECTS the support of Uribe, or they say outright that they abandon the project they sold to 3.5 million voters.
Read MoreSupernatural or natural disasters?
It’s time to hear with more humility those who do know about the environment. Even lawyers should have basic knowledge of ecology.
Read MoreRepairing victims, since when?
In other countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Chile, it has been relatively easy to agree on the dates that frame the human rights crisis.
Read MoreFrench translation of Cesar Rodriguez’s op-ed “The Indians of Vargas Llosa” and it’s inclusion in the journal Les Nouvelles of Survival International
Cesar Rodriguez’s op-ed published last December 13, 2010 in El Espectador was translated into French and published in the journal Les Nouvelles of Survival International.
Read MoreHallucinatory arguments
THE THREE REASONS given by the drug czar of the United States, Gil Kerlikowske, to oppose any form of legalization, according to his interview on Sunday in El Tiempo, are hallucinatory.
Read MoreThe problem is not the milk bag
The discussion of unemployment, informality and real incomes of workers should go far beyond the minimum wage increase.
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