Representative democracy is a real farce. For more than two centuries now, since the French Revolution and the independence of the United States, it has been instilled in us, almost by force, that ‘democracy’ is an exercise of going to vote every so often. Marcelo Colussi If that […]
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Nature and its role in early marriage
A curious equation in which children are the biggest victims. Poverty, gender inequality, conflict and hunger, coupled with weather changes and natural disasters all play a role in child marriages. Around nine million girls around the world face an increased risk of child marriage each year in conjunction with […]
Colombia: building peace in the midst of violence
The current Government introduced the policy of Total Peace, with the objective of entering into dialogue with all of the remaining armed groups. These illegal groups are engaged in an armed struggle for control of territories and illicit economies with the civilian population caught in the middle. 15% of the […]
Gaza, the broken promised land
The horror of Hamas’s invasion of Israel and the deaths inflicted cannot be minimised or supported. It must be condemned. But neither can the Palestinian suffering inflicted by Israel for decades be ignored. While these facts and the balance of horror in this conflict are readily available to the mainstream media, most editors choose to ignore them. How long before the battle will give place to justice and shared development in the 21st century.
Deportations: a war of cats and mice
It has become the case of the cat against the rat. While the latter attempts to carve out a better future, far away from their country of origin, the former intends to shatter their hopes. These expulsions can put the integrity or even the life of a person at risk. […]
















