Why vote in favor a plebiscite that would allow the FARC to participate in politics? Because the end goal of democracy is to replace violence with elections. As Bobbio said, democracy is the only system in which citizens can get rid of their rulers without spilling blood. 

I agree with Francisco Gutiérrez's warning about the excessive confidence displayed by the YES supporters regarding the peace plebiscite. 

It is programs in which adolescents are treated as subjects of rights that welcome solutions to the rise of youth violence, not the heavy-handed response of criminal responsibility.

We are witnessing the greatest demonstration of national bullying against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans and intersex people that we can recall in recent years. 

Brazil's message during the inaguration of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games was powerful: we have to reforest the Earth. In the parade, each athlete received a seed that will be sown in the Deodoro olympic park.

In a disturbed world, the peace process in Colombia awakens hope. Throughout recent history, Colombians have been exporters of bad news rather than hope. It seems that, with the peace process, this is changing.

Publicist Carlos Duque is right when he says tha peace has in some ways been "santified." It is closely linked with the figure of President Santos. This is problematic for at least two reasons. 

In the next few days, the Brazilian lawyer Paulo Abrão will become the new executive secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. This is good news for the region given that his experience will be essential to face the multiple challenges of said organization. 

There are two ways to hide a scandalous statistic, like that of child deaths linked to malnutrition in Colombia. One is to solve the problem. The other one is to hide or retouch the statistics.