Perspectivas / Perspectives

Mayo 23 (DPnet).– Tras el enfrentamiento público sobre una cuestión de derechos humanos entre el Presidente Trump y el Presidente Ramaphosa, de Sudáfrica, se ha desatado una nutrida campaña que abarca a la mayoría de los medios de prensa de Estados Unidos que califican a la acusación de que se está cometiendo un "genocidio" contra la población Afrikáner de Sudáfrica como una mentira del Presidente Trump. Sería más correcto argumentar que se trata de un error de semántica, porque la crítica razonable debiera ser que el término "genocidio" no se aplica en este caso y el Presidente, en su enfrentamiento público con el Presidente sudafricano, debiera haberse referido correctamente a actos de "represión" en su defensa a los derechos humanos en ese país. Es decir, se trata de una represión en la que los habitantes blancos de ese país no encuentran apoyo ni defensa de las autoridades cuando son agredidos y desposeídos de sus tierras.

La violencia constante contra los agricultores blancos es uno de los asuntos más polémicos que está afectando a la comunidad Afrikáner.  Desde la conclusión del apartheid, se han reportado reiteradamente informes que indican que los homicidios en granjas han cobrado la vida de más de 3,000 agricultores blancos, en un número creciente en los últimos años que tiene un profundo impacto en la comunidad blanca. Estos ataques no son simplemente crímenes ocasionales sino que para muchos Afrikaners simbolizan una campaña orientada contra sus comunidades, cuyos miembros se han considerado como los custodios del legado agrícola de Sudáfrica. Es muy difícil compilar un número exacto de víctimas entre los agricultores Afrikáner que han sido asesinados en los últimos 30 años, en parte porque el gobierno sudafricano ha dejado de informar las estadísticas por separado y, en cambio, las agrupa con otros asesinatos cometidos en un país que está plagado de delitos violentos.

El lenguaje de odio que se está generalizando aumenta la percepción de vulnerabilidad entre los Afrikaners, en particular, la ejecución de canciones con el lema "Kill the Boer".  Estas canciones apuntan directamente a los agricultores blancos con un lenguaje agresivo y deshumanizador, actuando como un incentivo para aquellos que intentan erradicar a los Afrikaner del país. Para las víctimas de estos excesos, estas melodías no son meramente expresiones de insatisfacción; sino que instigan a una violencia que pone en peligro tanto su vida como las vidas de sus comunidades. Además, no es lógico argumentar que se trata de una simple expresión cultural sin significativas consecuencias, porque el llamado a "matar al boer" se percibe como una incitación deliberada que amenaza a las familias Afrikáner.

The Federal Court revoked the filing of the complaint filed against the former Bolivian president during his stay as a political asylum seeker.

Buenos Aires, Apr.24.– The First Chamber of the Federal Court granted an appeal filed by the Apolo Foundation and ordered the reopening of the case against former Bolivian President Evo Morales for alleged human trafficking and child abuse in Argentina during his political asylum. The court also recognized this foundation as a plaintiff in the case, thereby reversing the decision of the trial judge who had rejected both requests.

With the signatures of judges Pablo Bertuzzi, Leopoldo Bruglia, and Mariano Llorens, the court considered —on the one hand— that the dismissal of the case was "premature" and that the original complaint, along with its expansion, provides concrete information justifying a thorough investigation. 

The Holy Land

CRS has supported 1.1 million people across Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza with food, shelter, hygiene supplies, cash assistance, and counseling. Their current efforts focus on lifesaving assistance to meet people's physical and emotional needs, hoping to transition to sustainable solutions for recovery once the situation has stabilized in the region.

During the past year, CRS has adjusted its operations in Gaza in response to ongoing challenges, including evacuation orders, border closures, and a significant impact on staff and their families. This response to the crisis is regional in scope, with coordination, partnerships, and activities across Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza, Egypt, and Jordan. Despite extreme operational challenges, their emphasis on efficient systems, locally led approaches, high-quality programming, and accountability ensures that people in need get the aid up to the needed scale.

Since late 2024, their efforts expanded to the crises in Lebanon and Syria, where they work in partnership with other agencies to support families displaced and affected by conflict, as well as those returning home.

Sudan

The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) hydropower and dam projects are increasingly leading to massive human rights violations and environmental damage in Tibet. Since Asia’s largest rivers originate in the Tibetan plateau, the construction of hydroelectric dams in Tibet also threatens the water supply, livelihoods, and health of up to 1.8 billion people across China, South, and Southeast Asia.
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Recognition of Tibet as a source of natural resources, such as minerals and water, is not new. The People’s Republic of China’s more than 70-year occupation of Tibet continues to inflict gross human rights violations on the Tibetan people, often directly linked to the exploitation of Tibet’s natural environment. Thus, the most essential investment the PRC must take to right the wrongs of its decades of resource plunder is to enter meaningful dialogue with Tibetan leaders to reach a political solution that also includes the Tibetan people’s right to decide the use of their natural wealth and resources freely. The most politically marginalized communities should not pay the highest price for China’s ambitious hydropower plan.

Perhaps the most prominent example of the People’s Republic of China’s exploitation is its accelerating construction of hydropower dams along Tibet’s major rivers. The integrity of these rivers is fundamental to Tibet’s rich environment and its unique civilization. Also, up to 1.8 billion people throughout China, South, and Southeast Asia depend on their healthy flow for subsistence, health, and economic development. China’s rampant, command-and-control hydropower plans put all this at peril.