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Published in: 50.50: FeatureCosta Rica’s new president threatens women’s and LGBTIQ rightsRodrigo Chaves, accused of sexual harassment at the World Bank, has promised to ban gender education and uphold the...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsPsychologists investigated for practising ‘conversion therapy’ in Costa RicaCosta Rica’s professional association of psychologists is investigating two members accused of conducting anti-gay...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationHomosexuality is a ‘distortion caused by Satan’A pastor in Costa Rica tells our undercover reporter that prayer, Bible study and Christian music can help to change...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationTherapists backed by US groups tell LGBTQ Costa Ricans that homosexuality is ‘wrong’Foreign affiliates of Focus on the Family and Exodus Global Alliance promote anti-gay ‘therapy’, openDemocracy...
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Published in: Home: OpinionCosta Rica: Latin America’s climate championCosta Rica is a rare country whose efforts have been consistent with the Paris Agreement
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationEcuador and Costa Rica promise to probe US-backed ‘crisis pregnancy centres’Health authorities say they’ll open formal investigations following openDemocracy’s reporting – though it’s unclear when
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationRevealed: US-linked anti-abortion centres ‘lie’ and ‘scare women’ across Latin AmericaLawmakers in Mexico, Ecuador and Argentina demand action following “truly scandalous” misinformation revealed by...
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Published in: ourEconomyA green and just transition requires democratized public banks – Costa Rica stylePublic banks have far greater financial capacity than we think. We need to harness it for the good of people and planet.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaLos Moreco, a new type of criminal group in Costa RicaThe Revolutionary Movement of Organized Crime (MORECO) is a Costa Rican criminal group involved in drug trafficking....
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Published in: democraciaAbierta2018 was the year crime became an ideology in the AmericasIn spite of some valuable initiatives to stregnthen the rule of law and tackle impunity in the region, l2018 has...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaInSight Crime’s 2018 Homicide Round-UpIn its Homicide Round-Up, InSight Crime looks into the murder rates country by country and the factors behind them. Español.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta#JusticiaParaImelda: the difficult battle for women’s rights in Central AmericaWhilst we await the postponed trial of Imelda Cortez for the 17th of December, the battle to tear down legal...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaCosta Rica's next President lacks a plan to tackle rising insecurityVoters in Costa Rica just chose their next president, but the incoming head of state doesn’t seem to have a coherent...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe evangelical wave hits democracy in Costa RicaFabricio Alvarado got through to the second round of the presidential elections, opening up the possibility that...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaTrump-style Latin American leadersDonald Trump met with Jimmy Morales, the President of Guatemala in a context of global resurgence of extreme...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaIf freedom of the press is democracy, then what do you call this?Defending media freedom has never been so important. Governments are becoming subtler in attempting to hide the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe fight continues to free detained Central American high schoolers in the USDespite several protests, US authorities have not yet backed down from arresting immigrant high school students on...
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Published in: HomeClimate leadership in the developing worldThere is a level of political dynamism at the national level that seems all but absent from global negotiations. But...
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