Fighting Against Stigma: Addressing the Social Challenges of AIDS in Argentina
In the pursuit of acceptance and equality, Argentine civil society organizations have taken it upon themselves to reshape the meaning of public health.
Avoiding Disaster—A Narrowing Path Forward in Haiti
[International] efforts are not sustainable without a credible Haitian political consensus in place. Hence, a policy disconnect persists between multilateral diplomacy and street-level reality.
¿Habrá llegado la hora de las ONG?
Hace algunos meses, en este mismo espacio, comentábamos que la estrategia del chavismo para demoler a los actores políticos democráticos, que tuvo su momento clímax con la toma de la Asamblea Nacional en enero de este año, dejaba el espacio vacío para la construcción de nuevos adversarios en la lógica de la confrontación permanente, con la que se ejerce el poder en Venezuela.
The 2018 Summit of the Americas: Don’t give up on civil society
As corruption scandals claim the Summit of the Americas host president, Peru’s Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, the fate of the April regional pow wow remains in doubt. Regardless of whether the heads of state meet, civil society still has a lot to say and do.
Cuando la tiranía se vuelve degenerativa, desobedecer puede ser terapéutico
La discrepancia entre lo legalmente estatuido y lo moralmente aceptable en Venezuela esta en un estado de flujo. ¿Tendrá un impacto la desobediencia civil en Venezuela?
A new generation of grassroots leaders brings change to Guatemala
Guatemalan civil society has helped to usher in the peace after decades of civil war. But the flood of international funding, institutional and individual jealousy and the stubborn refusal of older leaders to yield to a new generation are hampering its effectiveness for new challenges.
Civil society is confronting difficult times… and silence
Latin America has gone global, but not just in its trade and diplomacy. A growing number of governments are copying from autocrats around the world how to restrict democratic civil society. Sadly, democrats in the region have been slow to react.