The urgent thing is a unilateral cessation of attacks on the population. Any ceasefire between armed groups, and any discussion about achieving and formalising it, must as a minimum be based on unilateral and unconditional commitment not to harm the civilian population and be supported by effective self-regulation to ensure […]
Latin America
Popular resistance could return to the streets
In Panama, in July 2022, the accumulation of serious problems afflicting a population already desperate in the face of high fuel, food and electricity prices, the social security debacle, unemployment and the informal labour market, with no short-term solutions, led to popular mobilisations in defence of life. The wave […]
Latin America as seen from all four sides
Solidarity, democracy, the search for peace and sovereignty, protests, blockade and independent media are some of the topics on the agenda of the “Latin America Conference 2023 – Adelante!”, to be held this Saturday 28 January in London. Debate, analysis, proposals and documentaries are part of this traditional event.
Democratic fragility and hooligans in Brazil
The recent acts of vandalism in Brasilia (Brazil) show that democracy becomes fragile not so much because of the failure to comply with the rules and designs of the democratic regime, but because of the accommodating conception of democracy when one political side loses power and control of the state […]
Humanising politics, judicialising the climate crisis
The petition the governments of Chile and Colombia have just lodged with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (CIDH, to use the Spanish abbreviation) on the subject of the climate crisis and human rights opens the way for the high court and other international justice organisations to take note of […]
















