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Should Prisons Be Privatized?

By Ana Margarita González Vásquez | Feb 2, 2015
It is imperative for states to adopt concrete measures to address the structural deficiencies of prisons.
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Weakened OAS to Receive Almagro

By Nelson Camilo Sánchez León | Feb 2, 2015

The Organization of American States (OAS) was almost on the brink of announcing in newspapers "Looking for Secretary General for a prestigious international organization."

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In Favor of Children?

By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | Feb 1, 2015
If the adoption by same-sex couples really presented a risk for the adoptee, I would oppose that possibility as adoption exists so that a child without a home may get a family, and not so much so that the adopting parents can have a child. The prevailing right, then, is the right of children to be adopted.
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Regarding Maps and Theories

By Mauricio García Villegas | Jan 31, 2015
A good social theory should not be overly complex nor too simple.
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Land Restitution in 2015: On Trial by Fire

By Aura Bolívar Jaime | Jan 30, 2015
The evaluation of land restitution policies ought to look beyond the numbers and identify the challenges that it faces.
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Ministry of Mines: Accepted but Not Obeyed

By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) | Jan 30, 2015
One of the Santos administration's first good moves was to undo the merging of unrelated ministries during Uribe's presidency, like the union of the Ministry of Environment and Housing. However, a recent law confirms that the Ministry of Environment is once again being absorbed, this time by the Ministry of Mines.
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Blog to the Supporters of “Merit Pays”

By Ana Margarita González Vásquez, Nicolás Torres Echeverry | Jan 30, 2015

The programs "Merit Pays" (Spanish "Ser Pilo Paga") that the national government recently inaugurated has been met with differing reactions. The debate deals with two positions: on one hand, there are those that highlight its benefits: the program promotes the social mobility of a talented group of young people while it also installs greater diversity and inclusion in private universities. On the other hand, there are those who, like us, are not so convinced and argue that the program directs public funds to the private sector instead of strengthening public tertiary education and that it restricts access to university education to an exceptional minority of high school graduates, excluding the majority.

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Stained with the Same Grease

By Carlos Andrés Baquero Díaz | Jan 26, 2015
Palm oil production creates two main problems: one environmental and one social.
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Peace and Referendum

By Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes | Jan 25, 2015
It could be that the Public Prosecutor is correct in saying that a Peace Agreement with the FARC does not legally require a referendum. However, it is necessary considering democratic political legitimacy.
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The Meritorious Students’ Scholarships

By Mauricio García Villegas | Jan 24, 2015
Last year I wrote a column in which I told Victor's story, a young man from Aguadas (Caldas) whom I know since he was a little boy.
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Merit Pays

By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019) | Jan 23, 2015
The start of the government programs "Merit Pays" (Spanish "Ser Pilo Paga") which gives university scholarships to the very best low-income students reminded me of the story of a young Gabriel García Márquez when he arrived from the Caribbean coast to Bogotá.
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Wire-Tapping to Be Evaluated by the OECD?

By Vivian Newman Pont | Jan 23, 2015
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) evaluators have arrived to analyze if Colombia has good practices and can join the rich countries' club.
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