56 Scholars | Why is an Ecuadorian politician and alleged human rights offender a visiting scholar at Penn?
(12/02/21 5:25am)
Fall 2021 is a time of reflection, as social and economic inequality has only increased in Latin America due to a global pandemic. Nearly two years ago, a wave of mobilizations against massive state cuts to social spending swept across cities in the region. From Colombia to Ecuador and the Southern Cone, Latin American cities became temporary war zones as civil society mobilized to contest the devastating cuts. Police and militaries responded with severe violence and repression.