Speakers:
Ivan Chanis Barahona, Human Rights Defender and President of Fundación Iguales Margarita Salas, LGBT+ Rights Defender and President of VAMOS (Costa Rica) Hunter T. Carter, Partner/International Practice Co-Leader, Arent Fox LLP Javier Corrales, Professor/Chair of Political Science, Amherst College Gabriela Zavaleta, LGBTQ rights activist and president of Más Igualdad Perú Guy Mentel, Executive Director, Global Americans (moderator)
Bad and illegal behavior by Venezuela should not be accepted, especially when it has no justification historically or in the modern day. Time, therefore, for the Security Council to get involved and for Guyana to use all the diplomatic tools at its disposal.
Nevertheless, we continue to believe that Colombia’s institutions are strong and will prevent any democratic backsliding or authoritarian tendencies that may emerge from Petro who has become increasingly frustrated and exasperated with the political blockages, legal obstructions or financial constraints.
Who member states choose to lead the organization will have major implications for the direction of Inter-American affairs.
