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 […]
Latin America
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 […]
Argentina took a leap into the void
This Latin American country has already gone through situations in which fragmentation will be the strategy to apply anti-popular measures and in which the unity of the people in resistance is the only defence. The street will once again be the main theatre of politics. Javier Milei was elected […]
Indigenous Peoples denounce toxic legacy in Colombia and Peru
Indigenous leaders from Colombia and Peru will be in the UK from 27-29 November to meet parliamentarians and NGOs to rise of awareness of the reported negative impact of Glencore’s coal and copper mines have had on their territories. The event “Unmasking Glencore: a toxic legacy in Colombia and Peru” […]