The opposition of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s government denigrates the consultation, but it has only fanned a fire that could consume them. Participatory democracy is the power of the people, who alone have the power to appoint, but also to remove, their rulers. Luis Manuel Arce Isaac As […]
Latin America
The USA on Cuba: a blockade with no results
The US government has been involved in the domestic politics of 41 Latin American countries, including Cuba. This blockade, which was imposed 60 years ago on the Caribbean nation, affects almost every aspect of Cuban life. Due to the embargo, the country faces obstacles to get essential supplies, […]
State of emergency triggers violence and violation of freedoms
Faced with a State of Emergency in El Salvador and their possible exit from IACHR, international organisations are calling attention to the announcement, which could criminalise and violate everyone’s human rights. Betsie Bandala El Salvador finds itself in a complicated situation, because the president of the nation, Nayib […]
Aridification is claiming Mapuche land in Chile
As the cornerstone of indigenous aspirations and claims, territorial rights include the right to comprehensive nature conservation and water access. Claudia Mellado Nancupil* Pablo Mariman Quemenado* The current crisis and lack of protection is driven by an economic model that is based on over-exploitation by economic power groups […]
The difficulty of saving democracy
Let’s hope that Colombia does not have a Pinochet and that Biden does not have another Henry Kissinger to do the dirty work. The Colombian political system operates in the midst of an atmosphere of endemic violence and its institutions (in particular the ones related to parliament and justice) are […]
















