“Because often when it comes to politics, I am sort of a leader. But here I was a follower: and it was a good experience.” An interview on thoughts arising from Team Syntegrity 2017.
Since January 2015, the war opposing criminal gangs and the State has resulted in 15.000 dead. Attempts at truce have been unsuccessful. Fear has taken over the country. Español
La guerra entre las pandillas y el Estado se ha cobrado 15.000 muertos desde enero de 2015. Los intentos de tregua han sido infructuosos. El miedo se ha apoderado del país. English
من الصعب الوصول إلى تحوّل أو انتقال ديمقراطي سلمي سلس بدون إشراك مختلف الفعاليات المناهضة للاستبداد، بمختلف مرجعياتها الأيديولوجية من اجل اسقاط الاستبداد و بناء الديمقراطية.
When the militarized interests of the nation trump the rights of citizens to challenge the actions of our government towards vulnerable ‘Others’, we are moving in a Nazi direction.
" The problem is not populism. The problem is when mainstream parties adopt the ideology of populism." A report-back from the World Forum for Democracy 2017 closing session.
Onde a participação social depende de governos, a sociedade civil não pode fazer muito para salvar a democracia dos males das eleições e dos partidos. Español English
Cuando la participación depende de los gobiernos, la sociedad civil no cuenta con las herramientas necesarias para redimir a la democracia de los defectos de las elecciones y la parcialidad de los partidos. Português English
Where participation depends on governments, civil society can’t do much to redeem democracy from the flaws of elections and the bias of parties. Español Português
AWID spoke with Isabel Flota Ayala, an indigenous activist from the International Indigenous Women’s Fund (IIWF) about people who fought bravely for her communities. Español
