State of Law?
It can be useful to observe the ties between the two most important news articles of the last two weeks: the spectacular rescue of the kidnapped people and the risky presidential reaction against the Supreme Court sentence in the case of Yidis.
Read MoreThe Collapse of the FARC
The spectacular rescue of the 15 kidnapped that were under the power of the FARC is, in my judgement, not only a political blow and a forceful and harsh military action that has never before been infringed by the Army on a guerrilla group, it is also a good opportunity to achieve peace and national reconciliation.
Read MoreThe Right to Health
Rodrigo Uprimny presents the book “The Right to Health” in which is done an analysis on the health service in Colombia, from a perspective of human rights.
Read MoreInstitutional Dictatorship
All the politicans and native columnists have said something about the fight between Uribe and the Supreme Court. But no one has utilized a term as certain as Sergio Ramírez, the ex-vice president and Nicaraguan revolutionary thinker.
Read MoreA Slip in the Face for Yidis
The wrath of President Uribe against Yidis Medina goes against the governmental bill that looks to prevent violence against women.
Read MoreEmpty Chairs and the Presumption of Innocence
It is possible that many readers may be tired of the debate of the ‘empty chair’. But it is necessary to continue the discussion of this theme, a useful reform –although not sufficient- to face an essential problem of Colombian society: the infiltration of criminal organizations in politics and Congress.
Read MoreSecurity, Democratic?
In a country that has two guerrilla movements, powerful mafias of drug-traffickers, armies of paramilitary that camp for the national territory and common delinquency is overflowing, it is barely natural that the theme of security becomes a national worry.
Read MoreInjustice: ‘Made in USA’
Now that the paramilitaries are gone, everyone has placed their faith in the agreement with the United States that promises to condemn them there for everything they did here.
Read MoreIf God was Black…
…All World change, the song says. In this earthly world, what seems to be is that the next United States President will be black. Now that for the first time in history, the possibility is within reach, how much would change if Obama at the always white White House? And how much of the change would we feel in these tropical lands?
Read MoreSpeed Limits
The traffic signs that indicated the highway speed limits in Colombia bear a striking resemblance to that which adolescents call ‘a scolding by their parents’.
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