Interamerican Watch Newsletter - Issue 407
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Inter-American Watch
Thursday 7/10/2025Colombia
Now it's Chief of Staff Alfredo Saade, who spoke about the issue in an interview with Política sin formato, and the video has quickly gone viral. “We need not only a Constituent Assembly, but also for President (Gustavo) Petro to remain as president of the republic for the next 20 years. That's why I've told the country that we need to talk about reelection,” he says in a fragment of the video posted on TikTok....Read more >>Source: semana.com
He is determined to embark on a stronger phase of his campaign against Israel and in favor of the Palestinian people. Gustavo Petro has called for a summit of the Hague Group for July 15 in Bogotá to adopt drastic measures to halt Benjamin Netanyahu's war in Gaza. He did so in an opinion piece published Tuesday in London's The Guardian. ...Read more >>
Source: elmundo.es
Ecuador
As part of a reform package to the Comprehensive Organic Criminal Code (COIP), Citizen Revolution assemblyman Santiago Díaz Asque, accused of the alleged crime of rape, introduced a bill on July 3 proposing that consent for sexual relations be granted from the age of 14 instead of the current age of 18....Read more >>Source: eluniverso.com
A total of 57 Ecuadorian judges and 2 prosecutors have been unable to justify the origin of their assets, according to the Comptroller General of the State, Xavier Mauricio Torres. during his appearance on July 7, 2025, before the National Assembly's Oversight and Political Control Commission. The discovery is part of a series of audits of sworn asset declarations that the Comptroller General's Office conducts on justice system officials....Read more >>
Source: infobae.com
A total of 57 Ecuadorian judges and 2 prosecutors have been unable to justify the origin of their assets, according to what the Comptroller General of the State, Xavier Mauricio Torres, revealed during his appearance on July 7, 2025, before the National Assembly's Oversight and Political Control Commission. The discovery is part of a series of audits of the sworn asset declarations that the Comptroller's Office carries out on servants of the justice system....Read more >>
Source: infobae.com
Interamerican Institute for Democracy
By our Director: Beatrice E. RangelThe annual meeting of the BRICS group in Rio de Janeiro leaves all observers of international affairs with the strong feeling that we have witnessed the beginning of the end of this multinational grouping....Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
By our Director: Francisco Santos
When there are inept or corrupt officials in a government, and a self-serving leader with messianic ambitions, it's only natural that things won't go well....Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
By our Director: Ricardo Israel
Although the UN system and its agencies continue to be essentially funded by the US, this institutional framework has turned against the US as a country and against what the West represents....Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
By our Director: Carlos Sánchez Berzaín
Miguel Uribe is the latest victim today, but he will not be the last as long as 21st Century Socialism dictatorships continue to operate their transnational organized crime organization with impunity....Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
By our Director: Luis Gonzales Posada
In this context, it's important to highlight Milei's clear and forceful foreign policy regarding the hemisphere's dictatorships. He did not invite Cuba, Nicaragua, or Venezuela to the inauguration ceremony and subsequently closed his embassies in those countries....Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
The Inter-American Institute for Democracy (IID), in collaboration with DIARIO LAS AMÉRICAS and the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora, is organizing a forum titled "Cuba July 11, 2021" for this Wednesday, July 9....Read more >>
Source: diariolasamericas.com
Former Ecuadorian presidents Lenín Moreno and Jamil Mahuad met at a forum held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the InterAmerican Institute for Democracy, where they discussed the rule of law and democracy. The event took place on July 2, but the former presidents' interventions went viral starting Tuesday, July 8. In his speech, Lenín Moreno referred to former president Rafael Correa. He explained that after winning the 2007 elections, Correa promoted a Constituent Assembly and created an entity to appoint authorities: the Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control (Cpccs)....Read more >>
Source: ecuavisa.com
Peru
A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Tuesday warns of the worrying expansion of organized crime in Peru, a phenomenon that has enjoyed a favorable environment due to the actions of Congress, where more than half of its members face investigations for corruption and other crimes. ...Read more >>Source: infobae.com
Spain
The Central Operative Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard is finalizing a report that promises to shake the foundations of power in Spain. In approximately two weeks, before August, a new document will be released that will put the spotlight on Francina Armengol, president of Congress and former president of the Balearic Islands. This revelation could be devastating and definitive for the government, as it would affect the third-largest authority in the state and would add advisor Koldo García and the two party organizational secretaries, Santos Cerdán and José Luis Ábalos, to the list of accused....Read more >>Source: gaceta.es
Venezuela
Amid tensions within the military ranks, Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro openly stated that members of the National Armed Forces receive training in Cuba and Russia, praising a group of 19 cadets who studied in countries allied with the regime....Read more >>Source: diariolasamericas.com
The European Parliament approved this Wednesday including Venezuela on the list of countries and territories that the European Union (EU) considers “high risk for money laundering and terrorist financing.” In a statement, Parliament reported that it voted not to object to the decision taken in June by the European Commission, the EU's executive body, to update the list....Read more >>
Source: cnnespanol.cnn.com
World
Activity in China's services sector fell to its lowest level in nine months in June, according to a joint report by Caixin and S&P Global on Thursday. The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the services sector fell to 50.6, down from 51.1 in May. The figure fell short of market expectations of 50.9, according to a Bloomberg survey. A value above 50 indicates expansion, while a value below 50 indicates contraction....Read more >>Source: infobae.com
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, dozens of high-profile suicides and violent deaths have occurred in Russia, involving senior officials, executives, cultural figures, journalists, or citizens persecuted for their opposition to the Kremlin....Read more >>
Source: infobae.com