Posts Tagged ‘Program for strengthening – Others’
I don’t care if they call me a dictator.
During his six years in office, Bukele has consolidated his power, paving the way to become the dictator he appears to be announcing himself as.
Read MoreNGOs at risk of global extinction
How can non-governmental organizations transform themselves? What were they like when they did not depend on international funding?
Read MoreDemocracies in Crisis Bring Challenges for Civil Society
In this newsletter we show how the current decline of democracies goes hand in hand with strategies to weaken civil society. On the other hand, this double crisis can offer the human rights movement an opportunity to rethink and transform ourselves.
Read MoreStrengthening civil society as an avenue for environmental governance
The past Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity had one of the largest levels of civil society participation in the green zone. This space, which has traditionally been designed for the presence and voice of NGOs and local actors, was one of the most outstanding spaces, as it reached a participation…
Read MoreCivil society strategies for resistance in El Salvador
What is the cost of Bukele’s policies and why are there so many doubts about them? We spoke with activists from three civil society organizations to learn about their strategies for resistance in the face of massive violations of fundamental rights.
Read MoreBukele: the savior? (II)
Bukele’s immense popularity does not legitimize his assault on the rule of law, as he is destroying the foundations of democracy, just as similar assaults by Viktor Orbán in Hungary, Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua, and Chavismo in Venezuela have not been legitimized.
Read MoreBukele: the savior?
This saga involving Bukele deserves to be known in Colombia because there are certain sectors, especially on the right, that rightly criticize similar processes of destruction of the rule of law by Ortega in Nicaragua or Maduro in Venezuela, but remain silent in the face of this assault on democracy in El Salvador.
Read MoreEl Salvador: State of Exception and Attacks against Human Rights Defenders and Organizations Facilitate State Abuses
We call on the government of El Salvador to comply with its international commitments on human rights and cease attacks against national and international civil society organizations that work for the protection of fundamental rights.
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