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Colombia and South Africa

I suspect that many of those who consider the victims and justice agreement reached by the FARC and the government unacceptable, due to it supposedly permitting impunity, are also Mandela admirers and the South African transition. This is paradoxical as its contradictory to admire Mandela and consider unacceptable this agreement with the FARC.

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The Physical Therapy of Peace

Due to tendinitis in one of my legs from falling off my bike, I had to visit the doctor. 

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Loose Cannon

The whole world thinks the battle is lost. That there were wiretaps in the 60s, in the 90s, last year, and that there will be next year as well. That we are all wiretapped and that there isn't a commission that could fix the police.

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The Magic of Words

Names and their meanings define the relationship between social movements and states.

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To Die in Detention

This past 5th of December, between 9:15 and 10:20 p.m., a trans person died while she was detained by the Police of the Permanent Justice Unit (UPJ) of Puente Arandoa in Bogota.

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This is How Slavery Works in the 21st Century

The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates that there are approximately 20.9 million slaves, of which 26 percent are children. This is more enslaved people than during any other point in history.
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Opaque Justice (II)

The creation of governmental bodies in the judiciary, emerging from the constitutional balance of powers reform, has hardly been transparent, which is worrisome, as the tangible functioning the judiciary highly depends on the quality of those bodies.

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The Planet in Brackets

Here at the climate change summit in Paris, the future of the planet is in brackets.

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Writing and Thinking

In a recent op-ed Piedad Bonnett regretfully discusses just how common poor writing is in Colombia.

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New Documentary on Coal and Human Rights in the Global South

“Promises of Lavender” explores the stories of individuals and communities affected by coal in India, Colombia, South Africa and Egypt, with a focus on the violations of their rights by the industry.
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Coal Is Not in Decline; It Is Thriving in the South

The Global North may be enforcing strict limitations on coal to curb their emissions at home, but somebody else is eating it up.

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