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Argentina: They want democracy prisoner or dead

Recently, representatives of over 40 organisations defending human rights claimed that Argentinian democracy, re-established 39 years ago, is once again at risk.   Glenda Arcia   During 2022 the Argentinian vice-president, Cristina Fernández, suffered threats, abuse, an attempted assassination and a court conviction, events which moved citizens, organisations and leaders […]

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USA: A polarised society

It was a year in which the midterm election results revealed the growing polarisation of the country’s two major political camps, and highlighted the alarming contradictions that have existed in US society for some time.      Ivette Fernández   When Joe Biden arrived at the White House in January […]

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Chronicle of  a coup d’état foretold

Golpe in Peru: Castillo under arrest, people demand a constituent assembly. It finally occurred. On December 7th 2022 Peru’s ruling parliamentary dictatorship managed to bring to fruition their top priority, to oust democratically elected president Pedro Castillo Terrones.   Francisco Dominguez   Castillo, a rural primary teacher, elected to Peru’s highest […]