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El camino del fascismo

Un movimiento despertado de su latencia capaz de destruir todo sentimiento humanitario.
Por: Carolina Vásquez Araya
A Claudia Patricia la condenaron su pobreza, su país y el fascismo revivido
Europa, Estados Unidos y ahora América Latina viven bajo la sombra de uno de los movimientos más destructivos de la historia de la Humanidad. El fascismo revivido hace estragos con cualquier intento de humanizar las políticas de los Estados y carcome el alma misma de las sociedades, creando una ola de rechazo por todo lo considerado “diferente” y segregando a los grupos más pobres como si fueran estos los culpables por todos los males del planeta.

En ese ambiente de desprecio y represión contra las personas por motivos de etnia, religión, nivel socio económico o simplemente por hablar otro idioma, son los cuerpos de choque –uniformados o mercenarios- quienes realizan la tarea de hacer saber cuáles son las reglas del juego. Por esas reglas de la discriminación y el racismo es como niñas, niños, hombres y mujeres del triángulo norte de Centro América sufren persecuciones, violaciones, tortura y muerte, por la sola audacia de haberse atrevido a cruzar fronteras que supuestamente los llevarían a encontrar mejores condiciones de vida. Así fue como una jovencita de apenas 20 años –Claudia Patricia Gómez González- perdió la vida de un balazo en la cabeza disparado por un guardia fronterizo al ingresar a territorio estadounidense.

Claudia Patricia encontró la muerte por mandato desde la cabeza misma del imperio, desde el momento que el presidente del país más poderoso del planeta emprendió la misión de “limpiar” su territorio de latinos y toda clase de extranjeros “indeseables” para sus planes de imponer un estilo fascista de gobierno. Al parecer ignorante de su propia historia, este mandatario se ha empeñado, con una persistencia digna de mejores causas, a la tarea de transformar a la sociedad estadounidense en una especie de modelo de su concepto de comunidad en la cual no tiene cabida la diversidad.

Claudia Patricia no encaja en el perfil aceptable para las leyes de inmigración de Estados Unidos. Tampoco encajó en los grupos objetivo de los planes de desarrollo de su país, Guatemala, en donde no tuvo oportunidad de tener acceso a una educación de calidad que le permitiera progresar en la vida. De haberla tenido, hoy probablemente viviría. En su pueblo, San Juan Ostuncalco, tal y como suele suceder en las áreas rurales guatemaltecas, los servicios estatales son deficientes; la población carece de agua potable, letrinas y cobertura educativa suficiente para una población en creciente aumento, con niveles inaceptables de pobreza y abandono.

Así como ella no encajaba en los planes de su gobierno, tampoco lo han hecho los miles de niños, niñas y adolescentes migrantes desde estas tierras, quienes atrapados en una cadena de horrores desde su nacimiento y ávidos de encontrar una ruta hacia el futuro, se lanzan en una aventura demencial. De ese desfile interminable hacia la tierra de la abundancia son pocos quienes logran su cometido. Muchos quedan en el camino sometidos a los más atroces abusos por las organizaciones criminales, dedicadas -con complicidad de las autoridades de todos los países involucrados- al muy productivo negocio de la trata de seres humanos. Otros, simplemente, son víctimas de su propia fragilidad y quedan tirados en el desierto, ahogados en los ríos durante una travesía para la cual nunca estarían preparados o muertos de un balazo, pero sin quien registrara el hecho para denunciarlo.

De este lado del continente su familia la llora y las redes hierven de justa indignación por este absurdo hecho de sangre. Las autoridades, por su parte, muy atareadas en luchar contra la Cicig para poner atención a este “hecho aislado”.

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South Africa: Four classrooms destroyed in Vuwani fire

África/South Africa/25 Agosto 2016/Fuente y Autor:news24

Resumen: Un total de cuatro aulas fueron destruidas en un incendio en Vuwani, Limpopo, el martes por la noche, dijo la policía. Se recibieron informes en torno a 20:00 de miembros de la comunidad acerca de una quema de la escuela, dijo Coronel Ronel Otto.

A block of four classrooms was destroyed in a fire in Vuwani, Limpopo, on Tuesday evening, police said.

Reports were received at around 20:00 from members of the community about a school burning, Colonel Ronel Otto said.

It was confirmed that four classrooms were destroyed.

The cause of the fire was not known.

Forensic services would conduct investigations to determine the cause, Otto said.

No injuries were reported.

In April this year, Vuwani residents burnt down and vandalised dozens of schools in protests against a Municipal Demarcation Board decision to merge the Vuwani municipality with parts of the Malamulele municipality in the Vhembe district.

Nearly 53 000 pupils were affected by the protests and shutdown.

Fuente de la noticia: http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/four-classrooms-destroyed-in-vuwani-fire-20160810

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Kenia: Students sent home for saying ‘no’ to exams

Kenia / 03 de agosto de 2016 / Por: KALUME KAZUNGU – WINNIE ATIENO / Fuente: http://www.nation.co.ke/

The decision was arrived at to prevent unrest or destruction of school property.

Five secondary schools in Lamu County have sent some of their students home after they refused to sit for their mock examinations.

The county’s Director of Education, Mr Mwanyoha Ndegwa, said the management of Kizingitini, Siyu, Wiyoni, Witu and Kiongwe secondary schools have been forced to send their Form Three and Four students home.

The decision was arrived at to prevent unrest or destruction of school property. The students refused to sit the exams on the grounds that they were not well prepared to tackle the questions.

Some claimed that the exams had been set on topics that they were yet to cover while others claimed that their teachers had not notified them on when the exams were to begin.

Some of the students who spoke to the Nation and requested anonymity, also said they were not willing to sit the exams because they feared that the results would be used to determine their final score in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam.

However, Mr Ndegwa said the students were simply not prepared and were therefore scared of failing.

“We shall soon summon back the students and their parents and chart a way forward. I expect the Lamu education board to meet this week over the same,” Mr Ndegwa said in a telephone interview.

In a related development, Coast regional coordinator Nelson Marwa on Monday said all public boarding secondary schools at the Coast will be manned by security officers to avert arson attacks.

At the same time, owners of petrol stations in the region have been warned against selling petrol to underage buyers and other suspicious characters.

“Don’t sell petrol to students, probe and confirm what it will be used for. Mere interrogations and amount of petrol bought can reveal their intentions. Report underage buyers to relevant authorities,” said Mr Marwa.

Speaking at his office, Mr Marwa said so far eight students — three from Shimo la Tewa High School, two from Malindi High and two from Lamu — have been arrested as part of the investigations into a fire incident at Kwale High School last Friday.

“The students from Lamu and Malindi have been arraigned in court. Anyone involved will be arrested regardless of their age,” said Mr Marwa.

ELECTRIC FAULT
Meanwhile, police officers in Mombasa County are investigating the circumstances that led to the burning of a dormitory at St Augustine Preparatory School in Tudor, Mombasa on Sunday night.

Police blamed the fire on an electric fault. The same building had also caught fire in 2013.

At least eight pupils were taken to hospital and treated for shock and minor injuries after the 11pm incident.

The fire was quickly contained by the Mombasa County and Kenya Ports Authority fire brigades.

The headteacher, Ms Serah Kessi, said the fire started shortly after the girls were cleared to go to bed.

“The girls had not slept as they had just got to the dormitory shortly after their revision ahead of the exams,” Ms Kessi said.

She said that the school had already made arrangements to accommodate the students until Friday when they will finish their end-of-term examinations.

Additional reporting by Wachira Mwangi

Fuente noticia: http://www.nation.co.ke/counties/Students-sent-home-for-saying-no-to-exams/1107872-3326114-10w6ygr/index.html

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South Africa: Basic Education Condemns Burning of Schools in Limpopo

Africa/Sudáfrica/Mayo 2016/Autor: Parliament of South Africa/ Fuente: allafrica.com

Resumen: «The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education» ha expresado su preocupación y condena en los términos más enérgicos posibles por la quema de escuelas e infraestructuras en Vuwani, Limpopo, durante la reciente acción de protesta .

The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education has expressed its concern and condemns in the strongest possible terms the burning of schools and infrastructure in Vuwani, Limpopo, during recent protest action.

Committee Chairperson Ms Nomalungelo Gina said the community needs to take cognisance of the education of the learners. «The destruction and burning of state property will not resolve the issue. The only parties that are disadvantaged are the learners who are not receiving teaching at the moment.»

She said the community has every right to protest, but this should not include the destruction of infrastructure. «This is a school term in which all learners will be writing exams and learners need the educational support and teaching they can get. Protesters should be mindful of the effect this will have on Grade 12 learners, who in the next few months will have to sit for their final examinations. Protesters should remember it is their children, cousins and neighbours who will be negatively affected by this action.»

The Committee has urged all interested parties, traditional leaders, community leaders, education officials and law enforcement authorities to speedily reach a solution to address the matter so that the education of these learners can continue.

Fuente de la noticia: http://allafrica.com/stories/201605061534.html

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