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Adolfo Pérez Esquivel

Argentinian architect and writer. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate in 1980.

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Venezuela’s sovereignty must be respected

by Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, José Saramago, Nadine Gordimer, Noam Chomsky, Salim Lamrani

12 January 2006

The legislative elections held on December 4, 2005, confirmed the term granted by the Venezuelan people to the party of president Hugo Chávez. The authenticity of the elections was certified by a pluralist group of international observers, among them, a special representative from Voltaire (…)

Resistance and Sovereignty of the Bolivian People

by Adolfo Pérez Esquivel

4 July 2005

The conflicts in Bolivia and the frequency in substituting presidents are not Bolivia’s isolated problems, but the first symptoms of a general crisis that affects numerous nations. In view of the plundering of resources and impoverishment, the people decided to make a revolt for they have (…)