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THE TORTUOUS PATH OF ESCAZÚ IS CONTINUING
EL ESPECTADOR, June 20, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/editorial/sigue-el-camino-tortuoso-de-escazu/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) In the rush to complete the legislative … Read More »
CALOTO, INDUSTRIALIZING THE MARIJUANA SMUGGLING BONANZA
By Alfredo Molano Jimeno, EL ESPECTADOR, June 8, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia-20/conflicto/caloto-la-industrializacion-de-la-bonanza-marimbera/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Cane, coca, and … Read More »
“I’M WORRIED THAT THE AGREEMENT IS NOT BEING IMPLEMENTED COMPLETELY”: EAMON GILMORE
EL ESPECTADOR, June 18, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/politica/me-preocupa-que-el-acuerdo-no-se-implemente-por-completo-eamon-gilmore/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The European Union’s Special Envoy and EU … Read More »
1971 – Fifty years ago, President Nixon declared the War on Drugs that’s still got us counting the bodies.
By Ricardo Silva Romero, EL TIEMPO, June 17, 2021 https://www.eltiempo.com/opinion/columnistas/ricardo-silva-romero/1971-columna-de-ricardo-silva-romero-596856 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) All wars will … Read More »
AFTER 50 YEARS OF THE WAR ON DRUGS, ARE WE ANY CLOSER TO WINNING? Experts wonder if it might not be time to change the focus in order to confront this problem.
By María Isabel Ortiz Fonnegra, EL TIEMPO, June 18, 2021 https://www.eltiempo.com/justicia/investigacion/analisis-balance-tras-50-anos-de-guerra-contra-las-drogas-596699 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) “Drug addiction … Read More »
CHANGE OF DIRECTION AFTER THE VISIT BY THE CIDH?
By Rodrigo Pardo, EL ESPECTADOR, June 13, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/politica/cambio-de-rumbo-tras-la-visita-de-la-cidh/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The visit by the … Read More »
THE PROTESTS IN COLOMBIA ARE ALSO EXPLODING AGAINST DECADES OF SILENT RACISM
170 years after the abolition of slavery in this South American country, the Black and Indigenous communities are raising their … Read More »
COLOMBIA IS NOT THE SAME AS IT USED TO BE
By Cecilia López Montaño, EL ESPECTADOR, June 3, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/cecilia-lopez-montano/ya-colombia-no-es-la-misma/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) During this long … Read More »
WHO GAVE THE ORDER? A society cannot build itself on lies and on the permanent denial of what took place.
By Dina Gómez Correal, COLOMBIA TRUTH COMMISSION, May 31, 2021 https://comisiondelaverdad.co/actualidad/noticias/movice-reflexiones-verdad-quienes-dieron-la-orden translated by Eunice Gibson, volunteer CSN translator The truth … Read More »
A PYRRHIC VICTORY
By Leopoldo Villar Borda, EL ESPECTADOR, June 4, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/leopoldo-villar-borda/victoria-pirrica/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The parliamentary votes … Read More »