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Published in: ourEconomy"It's time to end the gentleman’s agreement" – an open letter to the IMFOver 100 organisations and academics sign a letter demanding a fair selection process for the next IMF managing director.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe ‘fallen’ Miss Venezuela: a tragedy of sexual slavery and traffickingNot only are girls and women who fled Venezuela in urgent need of protection from non-state actors involved in...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaA Green Gold Rush: potent marijuana big business for Colombia traffickersWhile Colombia is known for its vast coca fields, the hillsides of its Cauca region are covered in another illicit...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaSocial media, mass mobilization and political change in Puerto RicoSocial networks and digital media proved to be a vital tool in the fight for democracy for the first time in the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe on-going slaughter: police violence in VenezuelaThe recent UN report caused shockwaves in the international community by setting out a previously unknown number of...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaAll or nothing: a Green New Deal for Central AmericaThe Trump administration is already campaigning for the upcoming elections and its main target is an easy fragile...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaRedadas, ataques y homofobia electoral hacen temer peores tiempos a grupos LGBTIQ+ en GuatemalaLos dos candidatos presidenciales que se enfrentarán el domingo 11 en segunda vuelta se sumaron a campañas...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWhy Indigenous people are more vulnerable to mental health problems?Today – 9th August – is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The purpose of this Day is, among...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaIndigenous languages hold the key to understanding who we really are2019 is the UN International Year of Indigenous Languages; both a celebration of human diversity and an urgent...
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Published in: 50.50After a surge in hate speech, and police raids, Guatemala’s LGBTIQ+ community fears the worst is yet to come
Both candidates in presidential elections this weekend have embraced homophobic campaigns. “It’s the Bolsonaro...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaConspiracy and corruption between the US and Brazil: a likely hypothesisThe only thing that bothers Brazilian officials right now is the fact that their "conspiracy" has become public, and...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWhy Jair Bolsonaro’s new security policy endangers the lives of black and marginalized womenBrazil’s new gun legislation and measure package for public security threaten to increase gun deaths and police...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMass shootings in the US: the epidemic worsensIn less than 13 hours, two mass shooters in Texas and Ohio left 23 dead and 53 injured. These are only two massacres...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPresidential elections in Argentina: silence wrapped in noiseThis year is an election year. A great part of the provinces and municipalities of Argentina have already made their...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaAn indigenous community vs the giant hydro-electric companyThe Tekoha Sauce indigenous community, who were displaced by the Itaipú hydroelectric giant 37 years ago in...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaBrazil’s democracy under threat – the attack against universities as a space for critical thinkingDemocracy in Brazil is hanging by a thread. The government’s ideologues are not only trying to silence all critical...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK9 reasons the International Development Sector needs to get political, address power relations, and adopt a transformative agendaThe Sustainable Development Goals are sending out distress signals. They won’t eradicate global poverty whilst...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaResilience in the aftermath of Brazil’s deadly dam collapseIn the small mining town of Brumadinho, the Córrego do Feijão tailings dam owned by Vale, the largest iron ore...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaFascism in Brazil thrives on creating enemies“We feel profound repulsion towards those who are not Brazilian” said Bolsonaro, referring to foreign NGOs that work...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMinister Weintraub and the metamorphosis of BrazilThe rule of law is deteriorating in Brazil before our eyes, and in some North-Eastern states such as Pará, it is...
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