No Colombian institution remains free of a situation of severe crisis. Corruption, nepotism and well-known public links with drug trafficking mafias affect a significant number of politicians and civil servants in every sphere.
Politics
Children in Uruguay: Sexual exploitation and power relations
On the basis that it is recognised that there is a close link between the powerful and children subjected to sexual exploitation, the justice system in Uruguay is trying to prevent it being normalised by prosecuting a network of high-profile abusers. Hugo Rius Even though this behaviour was […]
Covid-19: a “chauvinistic” pandemic
Chilean women are suffering the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in greater numbers than their male counterparts. Rafael Calcines Women have greater contact with Covid-19 patients, as they make up a larger part of healthcare workers and are also those who, in their homes, carry the weight of […]
Sandra Beltrán: half a lifetime in search of her brother
Disappeared. Yes. Bernardo Beltrn Hernndez worked in the cafeteria at the Palace of Justice in Bogota at the time of the taking and retaking of the building on 6th and 7th November 1985. He was 24 years old when he was forcibly disappeared, tortured and murdered.
Colombians abroad demand to be allowed to return home
A group of citizens, living in different parts of the world, have signed a letter demanding the Colombian government allow them to return to their country, since they have been trapped abroad for two months. The letter is addressed to President Iván Duque, whose measures to facilitate the return […]
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