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In Chile, a Major Vote Looms over the Rights of Nature

Chileans are voting on a new constitution that enshrines new protections for the environment. By Maxine Lowy Next month, on September 4, citizens in the South American nation of Chile will go to the polls in a plebiscite to decide…

I approve!

Many great human events carry high doses of suspense. The smooth birth of a new being, the longed-for arrival of a saving rain, the arrival to a new continent or the Moon itself. The suspense that we Chileans are living…

Cognitive warfare

Ukraine: how to unlearn A few days ago, the Ukrainian government announced that it had ordered the shutdown of one of the reactors at the Zaporozhie nuclear power plant in south-central Ukraine due to a Russian attack that damaged ancillary…

Masterclass with Latin America’s leading jurist in defence of the human rights of girls and women

The Costa Rican Alda Facio spoke on “Women’s Human Rights in international protection systems” to around 80 participants via videoconference. Organised by the Escuela La Tribu, a master class was held on Saturday 6 August, led by the feminist lawyer…

“We will recover the sea, for the benefit of all Chilean men and women”, Tomás Hirsch

Yesterday the Chilean Chamber of Deputies approved the annulment of the Fisheries Law. It now passes to the Senate to complete its final legislative process. Votes in favour 117 and 20 abstentions. Hernán Cortés, President of the Consejo Nacional de…

Water-sensitive cities: Expert warns how to avoid depending on the weather to cushion drought

Guido Carvajal, an expert in urban water resource management and academic at the Andrés Bello University, stresses the importance of investing, studying and managing water supply, considering international examples to start becoming more water-sensitive and, therefore, more sustainable regions or…

Protection of the southern sector of Tunquén beach in Chile underway

The Ministry of Environment informed that it will promote the protection, as a Nature Sanctuary, of an area of 41.5 hectares. This Sunday, July 24, the Chilean Ministry of Environment, through the SEREMI of Valparaiso, reported through publication in the…

Interview with Roberto Savio

The Italian-Argentine journalist, director of the OtherNews agency, is a reference in international news studies. By Sebastián Do Rosario and Federico Larsen For years, Russia’s relations with the European Union and the United States have been one of the main…

The impact of messengers

Half a century ago, the Canadian philosopher and researcher Marshall McLuhan highlighted the role of the media as much more than mere transmitters of political events, as their presence and action generate a communicational impact that is not necessarily in…

An irrepressible desire for freedom

“The Roman emperors did not forget to adopt the title of tribune of the people, because this function was considered holy and sacred; established for the defence and protection of the people, it was held in high esteem in the…

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