The impact of the worst environmental disaster in Peruvian history – caused by Repsol – has been severe for the lives and economic, social, cultural and environmental rights of the affected populations. More than 34,000 residents of the coastal districts of Ancón, Aucallama, Chancay, Huacho, Santa Rosa and Ventanilla […]
Latin America
The left and what must be its new revolution
The need for a theoretical basis to guide its programmes would probably be the greatest challenge for the Left, as it is precisely the one that allows it to establish strategic and immediate tasks. Juan Diego García Without a long-term reference point, any left-wing political force runs the […]
Retentions or kidnappings: the guerrillas’ “semantic” discussion
One of the political effects of the kidnapping of Luis “Mane” Díaz, father of the renowned Liverpool player “Lucho” Díaz, is that it forced Petro’s plenipotentiaries to the dialogue table to discuss the kidnapping issue. Germán Ayala Osorio* The highly publicised kidnapping also contributed to consolidating Colombian society’s […]
The crisis of capitalism and social unrest
The neoliberal discourse proposed, among other things, to put an end to the cyclical crises of the capitalist system, giving way to a scenario of permanent progress for all humanity. Juan Diego García That is why one of its central measures was to reduce the role of the […]
Latin America: Women’s emancipation vs. feminicide
Brazil and Honduras are two countries in which women are taking the lead in stories of self-improvement and resistance against established power in the continent. Benjamin Serra Gender-based violence and femicide, the emancipation of women, female circumcision, universal suffrage, equal pay and work for men and women […]