Nicaragua–From Revolution to Repression
August 7, 2018
The bloodshed in Nicaragua today is the brutal repression unleashed by autocratic power in response to a popular uprising. The international community has a responsibility to denounce it.
Author: Laura Carlsen
Las cosas cambian
August 6, 2018
La violencia en Nicaragua hoy es la represión abierta desde el poder contra un movimiento de base. Es responsabilidad de la comunidad internacional denunciarla.
“Political Rights are Human Rights” An interview with Father Miguel Concha
July 13, 2018
Free and fair elections are a critical component of a real democracy and citizens have long fought for the right to vote and to have their vote counted. Less recognized is that the right to vote is not just the right to elect representatives. It’s a human right.
The People Won, But Can They Take Power?
July 11, 2018
In Mexico the people won. The decision of the vast majority was expressed and respected. If this election signified the empowerment of the people in the electoral process, what comes next?
“Los derechos políticos son derechos humanos”: Entrevista con el Padre Miguel Concha
July 9, 2018
LC: Padre Concha, usted ha centrado su trabajo en el campo de la defensa de los derechos humanos, como director del Centro de Derechos […]
El pueblo ganó; ahora falta que tome posesión
July 6, 2018
En México ganó el pueblo al imponer la decisión mayoritaria. Si esta elección significó el empoderamiento de la gente en el proceso electoral, ¿qué sigue?
Mexicans Want Change, But Will the System Let Them?
June 26, 2018
Mexico will soon have a new president. As millions of Mexicans prepare for what they hope will be a new era, a large part of the ruling class—on both sides of the border—is nervously trying to figure out a way to avoid or co-opt the results of the popular vote.
Cuba-U.S. Relations in the Trump Era An Interview with Santiago Espinosa
June 20, 2018
“Doors were starting to open, some that had been closed for more than 60 years. Until Donald Trump arrived.¨ How are the Cuba-US. Relations after governments changes?
Cuba-EEUU en la época de Trump: Entrevista con Santiago Espinosa
June 13, 2018
“Comenzaron a abrirse puertas, algunas que estaban cerradas hace más de 60 años. Hasta que llegó Donald Trump.” ¿Hacía dónde van las relaciones entre EEUU y Cuba después de los cambios de gobierno?
“Seguridad” que mata
June 12, 2018
El asesinato de Claudia Gómez, migrante indígena guatemalteca, evidencia la inseguridad de la “seguridad fronteriza”.