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Our Lady of Guadalupe is worshipped on the date that was dedicated to the goddess Tonantzin in pre-Hispanic times.

Mexico

Who are we?

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by Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado
The Supreme Court has restricted the police’s authority to arrest people without warrant.

Public interest litigation

Holding government agencies accountable

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by Ridwanul Hoque
by Arpeeta S. Mizan
Supreme Court building in Dhaka.

Rule of law

Room for improvement

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by Ridwanul Hoque
by Arpeeta S. Mizan
In the case of Cameroon, the split between the Francophone majority and the Anglophone minority make a shared understanding of “national unity” difficult: opponents of President Paul Biya’s repressive action during his visit for the UN General Assembly in New York in September.

Results of African division

Difficult legacy

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by Jonathan Bashi
Main gate of Fort Santiago in Manila’s historical centre Intramuros.

History

No trust in institutions

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by Alan C. Robles
Alan C. Robles
Indian soldiers serving the British armed forces in France during World War I.

Colonial legacies

An era of darkness

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by Hans Dembowski
Herero descendants in the USA have gone jointly with groups from Namibia to court in New York, claiming compensations for atrocities committed by Germany’s colonial troops in the early 20th century.

Colonial past

Remembrance and retributive justice

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by Dagmar Wolf

Fake history – why an otherwise excellent movie disappoints

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by Hans Dembowski
Swedish army besieging Frankfurt on Oder in 1631.

Climate change

The lasting impacts of the “little ice age”

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by Hans Dembowski
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