Author: Vicente Lledo
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Sanctions on Cuba: Is it collective Punishment?
Are the sanctions a form of collective punishment? Can IHL paradigms be transferred to IHRL during ‘peacetime’? This essay argues how sanctions and their extraterritoriality violate leading tenets of International Human Rights Law. It goes through three fundamental rights sectors in Cuba showing how they affect rights. It concludes by proposing an earnest following of…
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Petro’s Challenge: Decolonising R2P in Gaza
This brief examines how Colombian President Petro’s call for R2P intervention in Gaza challenges Western selective enforcement of humanitarian norms. It argues that Petro exposes how imperial powers control intervention based on geopolitical interests, not humanitarian need. Drawing on Latin America’s shared colonial history with Palestine, Petro reclaims R2P as collective Global South responsibility, positioning…
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What is Happening to People in El Salvador?
Can El Salvador’s state of exception, declared to combat gang violence, justify suspending constitutional rights and widespread human rights abuses? While the government claims improved security, the emergency has led to arbitrary detentions, disappearances, torture, and overcrowded prisons under conditions resembling authoritarian regimes. The pursuit of security through repression undermines democracy, leaving El Salvador trapped…