From Evangelicals on the political rise in Chile and Mexico to marriage equality in Bermuda (kind of) it’s been a mixed year for LGBTI rights.
Si bien era evidente que Guillier iba a querer convertir la segunda vuelta en un referéndum sobre Piñera —buscando capitalizar el alto rechazo que generaba el ex Presidente—, al final la Presidenta Bachelet también intentó convertir la elección en un referéndum sobre sus reformas. El decisivo resultado de ayer parece dejar en claro que los chilenos quieren reformas, pero quieren que las diseñe e implemente Sebastián Piñera.
El hecho de que la suma de votos de Piñera y Kast se ubique por debajo del 45% dotó a la segunda vuelta de un nivel de inesperada incertidumbre. Ya nadie cree que la votación de pasado mañana será solo un trámite.
El consenso regional del sistema interamericano se ha fragmentado. Muestra de ello es la fragilidad institucional que desencadenó Venezuela tras su salida de la OEA y la realización de elecciones inspeccionadas por monitores electorales arbitrarios, así como una asimetría en la protección de los derechos humanos al interior de los países de las Américas.
The agency knew why the victims were kidnapped in 2010 by the Zetas drug cartel from a Holiday Inn in Mexico, but it did nothing to investigate or help. The victims’ friends and relatives now wonder why.
Brazil faces more challenges protecting its borders than almost any other country in the world. As the country seeks to assert itself as a regional power, measured military collaboration with the U.S. is important for domestic and regional stability.
The growing depreciation of federally-funded research and education has reached Brazil, with implications for the region as a whole.
The confusion over Brazilian efforts to host COP25 points to a larger dysfunction, in Brazil and in the region at large.
A disputed election in Honduras has turned into the worst unrest the country has faced since a coup in 2009. The opposition accuses President Hernandez of not getting the number of votes needed to be re-elected, no matter what the official results say. Protesters want a full recount. In an attempted show of force, Hernandez enacted a state of emergency, but the police are refusing to impose it. A spokesman says guards will not follow government orders that violate human rights. So, could this crisis bring the president’s political career to an end?
La población hispana pasó de ser un nicho a una fuente de crecimiento económico en los Estados Unidos.
