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🟥 October 9-14: I’m in Guatemala for a conference on security and human rights. I’m sort of reachable, but replies may be delayed for days.

July 9, 2017 — 0

3 links from the past week (vacation edition)

I was traveling, visiting family, on Monday-Wednesday of last week, but here are three pieces I did see that are worth highlighting.

Colombia

Juan Carlos Garzon v., Jose Luis Bernal, “¿en Que Va la Sustitucion de Cultivos Ilicitos?” (Fundacion Ideas por la Paz (Colombia), July 6, 2017).

Very glad that the Fundación Ideas para la Paz is keeping such a close eye on how the Colombian government is implementing the coca-substitution program foreseen in the FARC peace accord.

Mexico

Jesús Cantú, “Ante el Espionaje, Debilidad Institucional” (Proceso (Mexico), July 7, 2017).

The New York Times revealed that Mexico’s government used hacking software to spy on political opponents, journalists, and human rights defenders. And since then, absolutely nothing has happened.

Nicaragua

Tim Rogers, “Authoritarianism Is Not a Good Look, but Ortega Wears It Better Than Trump” (The Boston Globe, July 6, 2017).

“Nicaragua taught me that hard-fought democratic gains can get rolled back overnight, and that political rights can be erased with a single pen-stroke,” the veteran U.S. journalist notes in a wry piece.

Some articles I found interesting this morning

Mid-vacation readings

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