The countries in this region are growing economically, but not all of them are doing it openly and democratically. The same thing is happening at a world level and the great powers are showing two faces, although many are hiding it. Ramón Alabau Latin America is a continent of […]
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A look at the Colombian conflict
An event will bring together different experts and academics in Sussex to analyse and debate the process of gaining peace which is currently being brought about between The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the Colombian government. According to the latest declarations made by Iván Marquéz, spokesman of the […]
Child soldiers… a deadly game
More than 300,000 children worldwide are recruited and become victims of armed conflict. Their innocence means that they are easy to manipulate and control. They are treated as soldiers, spies, ammunition porters or as sexual objects. . Ramón Alabau . “The girls were also raped by Al Shabab. One of […]
Death, abuse and oblivion in the Colombian Prisons (III)
The government has proposed the construction of six large prisons to end the problem of overcrowding which currently exists. However, the inmates and their representatives claim that the new prisons have been designed for physical and psychological torture. – – Miriam Valero – The response to the crisis in the […]
Natives in Colombia don’t want the Army in their territory
Tired of asking armed combatants to keep them out of the internal conflict, the indigenous population of Cauca have decided to expel the the Army based on the Berlin Hill, as well as the guerillas that are fighting over the territory. The media have blamed the indigenous peoples, and distorted […]