Two months into a new electoral process in Bolivia, former president Evo Morales asked for the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the team who audited the elections last October, to be investigated. Maylin Vidal Since he claimed political asylum in Argentina following the military […]
Latin America
Coup d’etat makes Bolivia an unsafe country
The instability after the coup that overthrew the ex president of Bolivia, and the strong political and military presence on the streets to keep the de facto government in power, has damaged the image of the South American country. This is compounded by political, economic and social instability. Nara […]
Hidden, military power stalks and feeds the right
Sufficient evidence leads to thinking that the arrival in Uruguay of a right-wing coalition government is encouraging a habitat for the shadows of the military authoritarianism supported by the last dictatorship to resurface and spread. Hugo Rius Since the previous election, the foundation and quick growth of the […]
Fidel and his history in Ecuador
“History will absolve me”, the title of Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s self-defence in 1953, is now available to thousands of Ecuadorians. It was Casa Eguez Cultural Centre, in the centre of Quito, that promoted the publication of the text, written by the Cuban fighter during the trial in which […]
Forced disappearance in Colombia: with hands tied
In Colombia 80,000 people have disappeared, although the true figures may be much higher. The majority of these disappearances have been perpetrated by the State, paramilitaries and guerillas. Their victims: social leaders, indigenous people, political opponents, peasants and just ordinary people.
















