News septiembre 2, 2018

September 3rd, 2018

Por Equipo Razón Pública

A peace in trouble. But….

The agreement compliance is stalled, social leaders have been assassinated …. But new spaces are appearing, and the political actors are rearranging themselves. Changes are coming. By Medófilo Medina.

Is the proposal to increase the VAT and to return it to the poorest a good idea?

An accurate and understandable explanation of Minister Carrasquilla’s idea, its fiscal and economic effects, but also its effects on income distribution in Colombia. By Daniel Wills.

Corruption: Why fiscal control systems do not function in Colombia?

There is an entanglement between the internal control performed by the government entities and the external control performed by the comptrollerships. And the new Comptroller is proposing a reform that could aggravate the existing entanglement. By Luis Hernando Barreto.

The School Feeding Program: theft of resources to the neediest group

Child-feeding was abandoned to the private interest which benefits from the complicity of public officials and the negligence of the control bodies. By Sara E. Del Castillo.

Why did not Colombia Humana get legal status?

Through an apparently impeccable decision, but rigged, the National Electoral Council left the opposition candidate and his political movement without the possibility to exercise opposition rights. What shall they do? By Felipe Jiménez Ángel.

Sex Tourism: it is necessary to combine all available tools to combat this crime

It is difficult to distinguish between prostitution as an occupation and forced sexual exploitation. But this distinction is crucial to combat a practice that is increasing in Colombia. By Diana Rocío Bernal.

The cost overruns of the headquarters of the Comptroller

With a tangle of irregularities, the Comptroller's Office would have spent a millions to get new headquarters. Here are the facts. By Libardo Espitia.

Huila: between corruption scandals and citizenship dissatisfaction

During a municipal council meeting, nine of fifteen members and prominent figures of Neiva were arrested. They were charged on irregularities in the 2015 elections. An illegal practice, among many others, that plague this region of Colombia. By Jonathan Bedoya y Piero Silva.

Bloodbath in Chicago: What's happening?

Marginalization and the precariousness and mediocrity of the justice system explain the "epidemics of violence" suffered by this city. This is a sobering experience for large cities in Colombia. By Jorge Mantilla.

Videos

A rude appointment to the OAS

The appointment to the OAS of the removed former prosecutor Alejandro Ordóñez evidences the double standard that the current presidency has concerning the Inter-American Human Rights System. By Ignacio Gómez.

National Award for the defense of human rights

This week, this award is given to recognize and promote the work of human rights defenders in the country. By César Grajales.

10 years old

By Angélica Lozano.

Art and Culture

War has a single name, but peace has seven names of women

"War is done by males, peace is built by women". Peace is like women because before killing, you hear, you talk, you live together. By Omar Rincón.

Razonpublica in images

A cycle ride to reminiscing old times in Bogota

A day to be proud of being “bogotano”. By Angélica Zambrano.

Political cartoons

This week @Anyelik and Papeto.

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When prohibiting the personal dose is not the solution what are the options?

President Duque announced a decree to authorize the confiscation of minimum drug doses. But neither we are a country of consumers, nor the minimum dose is the problem. By Juan Carlos Garzón, María Victoria Llorente, Julián Wilches.

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September 3rd, 2018

A peace in trouble. But….

Is the proposal to increase the VAT and to return it to the poorest a good idea?

Corruption: Why fiscal control systems do not function in Colombia?

The School Feeding Program: theft of resources to the neediest group

Why did not Colombia Humana get legal status?

Sex Tourism: it is necessary to combine all available tools to combat this crime

The cost overruns of the headquarters of the Comptroller

Huila: between corruption scandals and citizenship dissatisfaction

Bloodbath in Chicago: What's happening?

A rude appointment to the OAS

National Award for the defense of human rights

By Angélica Lozano.

War has a single name, but peace has seven names of women

A cycle ride to reminiscing old times in Bogota

When prohibiting the personal dose is not the solution what are the options?

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