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The International Criminal Court in Colombia again: 6.11.2009
The International Criminal Court has jurisdiction again in Colombia since November the first, as a moratorium requested in 2002 expired. Nevertheless the court can only investigate and prosecute crimes like genocide and crimes against humanity committed after 2002 or 2009 in the case of war crimes, provided the national justice system fails on its duty to impart justice.
Soraya Caicedo spoke with Alirio Uribe, Colombian lawyer specialized in Human Rights, for Trópico Central.
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Uruguay Elections: 4.11.2009
The Uruguayan left wing government coalition, Broad Front, will keep the parliamentary majority in Parliament but Uruguayans will have to vote again on November 29 to elect their president in a second round between the coalition’s José Mujica and former President Luis Alberto Lacalle of the National Party.
From Montevideo, Florencia Melgar has more details on the Uruguayan elections.
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Jose Miguel Insulza: "I will persist": 24.9.2009
Diplomatic efforts continue to try and find a political solution to the political crisis in Honduras. The Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Jose Miguel Insulza spoke about the strategies he is pushing to implement.
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Monojet: 20.8.2009
Monojet is a Colombian band that combines rock, pop and electronic music and owes its fame to social networking sites. As a result of their following on Myspace, in only two years they've been invited to share stages with latin powerhouses like Miranda and Plastilina Mosh. Now they're soon to release their debut album Colisionador de Particulas.
www.myspace.com/monjet
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Women in journalism: 27.7.2009
Between 13 and 17 July Melbourne hosted a conference on journalism in the 21st Century. Maria Gomez y Patiño, a sociologist and academic at the University of Zaragoza in Spain was the only speaker to give a vision about the place of women in journalism today. Carlos Colina spoke with Gomez y Patiño in Cuentame.
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The most dangerous profession in Colombia: 27.7.2009
In Colombia, being a journalist is synonymous with risking one’s life. Until not long ago, the United Nations called it the most dangerous place in the world to practice journalism. One of the few Colombian journalists that still gives coverage to the armed conflict in his country is Hollman Morris, whose life and his family’s has been threatened. In Cuentame he tells Carlos Colina why this does not stop him from showing to the world the horrors of war in his country.
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Agreement reached in Honduras, but with few outcomes: 23.7.2009
Costa Rican president Oscar Arias, mediator in the Honduras conflict, revealed today his San Jose Agreement, a plan that recommends the return to power of ousted president Manuel Zelaya on Friday 24 July, to put an end to the crisis that affects the Central American country since 28 June. However, uncertainty ensued after Honduras' de facto government declared it would not adhere to the proposal. Carlos Colina and Luis Gonzalez Serrano offer an analysis of events, with exclusive interviews given to SBS Radio by Micheletti and Zelaya.
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Australian detained in China accused of espionage: 15.7.2009
The Australian federal government continues to seek information from China over the detention of Australian mining executive Stern Hu, accused of espionage and stealing state secrets.
Mr HU, the head of Rio Tinto's iron ore operations in China, and three other senior company officials were arrested in Shanghai by secret police and have been detained for a week without charge or legal representation.
Media reports say the investigation began before Rio Tinto broke off a proposed 24-billion-dollar investment deal with Chinalco, linking its iron ore production to B-H-P Billiton instead.
Soraya Caicedo speaks to Sydney University’s Dr Adrian H Hearn for Tropico Central.
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Military Coup in Honduras: 7.7.2009
The ousted president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, says he will return home accompanied by the president of the United Nations General Assembly, the head of the Organisation of American States and the presidents of Argentina and Ecuador.
But the regime now in power in his country says he faces arrest and 20 years in prison if he returns.
Mr ZELAYA was forced into exile in COSTA RICA after soldiers stormed his palace early on Sunday morning.
In Punto de Encuentro, Ruben Fernandez and Soraya Caicedo speak to UD party MP Tomas Andino, supporter of the ousted president and Juan Ramon Martinez, a politician opposed to Mr Zelaya’s government.
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Racist attacks against Indian students in Melbourne: 22.6.2009
In recent weeks, Australians have been witnesses to a spate of racially motivated attacks against international students from India. While federal and state governments have promised a harder stance against hate crimes, Indian students took to the streets of Melbourne, city in which most of these assaults have taken place. Carlos Colina analyses this topic on Cuéntame.
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