The 25 years of the right to a dignified death in Colombia show a history of cruelty against patients who have sought the procedure. / Reference image: The Spectator
Photo: The Spectator
Twenty-five years since the Constitutional Court consolidated the right to euthanasia show that the arguments of their opponents are false and seek to make fear prevail over empathy. On May 20, 1997, Colombia…
The Court’s decision gives a correct answer: it is up to each person to make the decision of how much to bear the pain and at what moment to end his life. / Reference photography: Getty Images.
Colombia is in the midst of a deep, necessary and delicate conversation…
Finland and Sweden heading for NATO
May 14, 2022
“With the invasion of Ukraine, Putin achieved the unthinkable: two European countries that had remained neutral since the Cold War seek military solidarity in the face of the threat.” / Reference photo: AFP.
Photo: AFP Agency
With the imminent application of…
Why did Elon Musk suspend the purchase of Twitter?
May 13, 2022
To understand it, we must bear in mind that, within the framework of this acquisition, the tycoon has shed light on what his intentions with Twitter would be, as well as the changes he would make to it after buying it. Some of these have been well received by most users, such as the fact that the platform’s code would become open, which means that anyone with knowledge could see how the…
Did they send money from subsidies to the deceased?
May 13, 2022
The country has to know, as soon as possible, if the money allocated to social assistance is being lost in the midst of huge bureaucracies with insufficient information systems. / Image reference: Getty Images, iStockphoto
Photo: selensergen
The discussion that began this…
No, this is not the end of the Gulf Clan
May 9, 2022
The armed strike is the materialization of the state’s absence and the inability to exercise a monopoly over force. / Photography: Joaquin Sarmiento (AFP)
Photo: JOAQUIN SARMIENTO
The armed strike is the materialization of the absence of the Colombian State…
A million votes, a million doubts
April 17, 2022
That million votes is enough for people to doubt. It is urgent to rebuild the legitimacy of the electoral authorities. / Reference photography: Gustavo Torrijos
Photo: GUSTAVO TORRIJOS
A difference of one million votes between the precount and the scrutiny of the legislative elections last month, half the country believing that there was electoral fraud, two former presidents of the Republic…
A much needed break
April 14, 2022
Amid the overwhelming noise of the elections and a world in crisis, we need to meet again in our commitment to peace. / Reference photography: Óscar Pérez
Photo: Oscar Perez
The spiritual Colombia, the one that practices religions other than the majority and the secular…
Horror (and the need for answers) grows in Putumayo
April 11, 2022
If the country’s spotlights were not on the case, would everything be buried by the triumphalist tone of the public force? / Photo: Mauricio Alvarado.
Photo: Mauricio Alvarado
The more details we learn about what happened in the village of El Remanso, Putumayo…
Towards a less hostile health system
April 10, 2022
The bureaucracy affects the service, fails to the constitutional promises and violates the dignity of the people. The new regulations go a long way to alleviate this problem. / Image: Gova
Photo: Gova
Administrative procedures in Colombia have a bad habit of becoming unnecessary torture for the most needy people. This is what has been happening for years in the health system: despite the fact…