ALAI this week - 5/11/2021
State of siege in Guatemala is a threat to human rights
The government has decreed military control for 30 days in the El Estor municipality in response to protests against a mining project in the territory of the Mayan Q’eqchi’ community.
Peoples Dispatch
Will Glasgow fix broken climate finance promises?
Current climate mitigation plans will result in a catastrophic 2.7°C world temperature rise. US$1.6–3.8 trillion is needed annually to avoid global warming exceeding 1.5°C.
Anis Chowdhury, Jomo Kwame Sundaram
Why Julian Assange’s inhumane prosecution imperils justice for us all
The recent fateful hearing at the High Court was “disappeared” in the “free press.” Most people would not know that a court in the heart of London had sat in judgment on their right to know: their right to question and dissent.
John Pilger
Ecuador’s neoliberal government announces state of emergency to impose austerity
Everyday life in Ecuador deteriorated sharply ever since the implementation of an International Monetary Fund-driven austerity program under the previous President Lenín Moreno.
Vijay Prashad, Taroa Zúñiga Silva
The U.S. flies Alex Saab out from Cabo Verde without court order or extradition treaty
The actions of the U.S. and Cabo Verde against Alex Saab have dealt a serious blow to international law and the security of diplomats worldwide.
Dan Kovalik
No to “nature-based solutions”
When corporations and big conservation groups talk about “nature”, they mean enclosed spaces devoid of people, guarded by armed rangers: tree plantations and large monoculture farms.
Focus on the Global South, et al
COP23: Financiers of Polluters in Charge
As things stand, governments are not called on to do anything of substance on private finance and climate after the summit – financial firms will take it from here.
Corporate Europe Observatory, TNI
How US interference in Cuba creates a false picture of its society
The attempt on Raúl Castro’s life is one of many projects by the US government to overthrow the Cuban Revolution, including 638 attempts to assassinate Fidel Castro and the invasion at the Bay of Pigs in 1961.
Manolo de los Santos, Vijay Prashad
The US has an unhealthy obsession with Cuba
The United States is a military superpower whose plans for political subversion are a shame and a scandal, and there is no indication that Washington will now achieve what it has failed to do in 60 years.
Rosa Miriam Elizalde