On May 29, 2022, a political earthquake struck Colombia: the left-leaning Historical Pact’s presidential candidate, Gustavo Petro, and vice-presidential candidate, Francia Márquez, won the first round of the presidential elections after getting 40.33 percent of the votes. The blocs representing the far-right and right-wing parties which have dominated Colombian politics for most of its history trailed far behind. The choice of name for the bloc representing the left Historical Pact was chosen with the intention of reflecting the unique nature of this moment in the country’s history.
By Laura Barros Asunción, May 9 (EFE).- An alleged sexual abuse of a six-year-old in a Paraguay school has shocked the nation and blown the lid off the high rates of violence against children in the South American country. On Friday, a woman alleged that some students had abused her boy in a school bathroom …