These are democratic protest movements in societies experiencing rapid change where the public’s demand for better services and more democracy at local as well as national levels grow at a faster pace than their governments’ ability to provide.
On September 11, 1973, the democratically elected President of Chile, Salvador Allende, died during a US-backed coup d’état. 40 years on, Allende is of critical importance to those of the left, the poor and the underprivileged.
In the face of rapid urban expansion and environmental degradation, the people of Usme, a periurban town of Bogotá, have mobilised to protect the local environment and strengthen community autonomy over the neighbourhood.
Our Sunday Comics author recalls three experiences of intense culinary and self-transportation
For those of us living in a land of economic austerity and political atrophy, seeing a country demonstrate that there is an alternative remains an indispensible component of our long-term struggle to rejuvenate our society.
What precedent did the arrest of former Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet set for international justice? An interview from the openDemocracy archive.
Some British MPs have invited an Indian politician widely accused of having committed crimes against humanity in his Gujarat state more than a decade ago. It is not a crisis but an opportunity: Universal Jurisdiction may be invoked to get moving abroad the wheels of justice, which have failed to c
A comparative analysis of recent protests in Brazil and Turkey reveals that the economy is far from the only motor of these social developments. The challenge staring both governments in the face is one of political inclusion.
Por meio de pesquisas de percepção pioneiras, os autores desvendam laços existentes entre classe social e movimentos nacionais de direitos humanos, no México, Colômbia, Marrocos e Índia. Os autores concluem que elites sociais se relacionam melhor com representantes de direitos humanos do que com a
अत्याधुनिक मानवाधिकार अभिज्ञता मतदान का प्रयोग करते हुए, लेखकों ने मेक्सिको, कोलंबिया, मोरोक्को और भारत में सामाजिक वर्ग और घरेलू मानव अधिकार आंदोलनों के बीच का संबंध तलाशा है। उन्हें यह पता चला कि आम लोगों के वर्ग की तुलना में सामाजिक कुलीन वर्ग मानव अधिकार के प्रतिनिधियों से बेहतर तरीके से जुड़ा
通过具有前瞻性的“人权认知”调查，几位调查者探索了墨西哥、哥伦比亚、摩洛哥，以及印度的社会阶级和人权运动之间的关系 。他们发现：社会精英阶层比普通民众更有机会接触到人权问题代表 English, Español, Français,العربية, हिंदी,Português, Türkçe
Paraguayans' resentment of their giant neighbour draws on both long memories and modern inequities. A shady new president may fuel not dampen it, says Andrew Nickson.
