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  • This house supports BRICS* countries creating alternatives to the current international economic institutions (i.e. the IMF, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organisation) * Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

    Warsaw EUDC 2016 · Open Octos · 2016-08-14

  • This house believes that the Mexican govenment should retroactively legalise the production and distribution of drugs

    Maastricht Open 2016 · 1 · 2016-04-23

  • This house, as the Nicaraguan people, opposes the construction of the Nicaraguan Canal.

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    The Nicaraguan Canal is a planned shipping route through Nicaragua to connect the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. The Nicaraguan Government has granted a 50-year monopoly on the canal's operations to a construction company owned by a Chiense billionaire. The construction of the canal will cause significant environmental damange to Central America's key freshwater reservoir. The only alternative route between the two oceans is currently the Panama Canal.

    North American Women's (@ Hart House) · Open Semis · 2016-02-27

  • This house believes that Latin American countries currently in military conflicts with drug cartels should legalize all drugs.

    ASDC 2015 · Open Quarters · 2015-07-03

  • This house regrets the Colombian government's decision to hold a referendum on the FARC peace deal.

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    FARC is a guerilla group engaged in armed conflict with the Columbian state since 1964. After decades of fighting, the Columbian government reached a peace deal with FARC, which includes a complete disarmament of FARC in return for seats in parliament, full amnesty and re-integration programs for anyone who didn't commit crimes against humanity, and community service for those who did. The Columbian government put the deal up for a referendum vote, in which the Columbian people rejected the deal by a 50.2% majority with low turnout. Motion: TH

    Roosevelt Open · Open Semis · 2014-10-17

  • This house believes that the Mexican government (and others in military situations) should take steps to prevent people travelling in life-threatening ways like 'La Bestia"

    Campeonato Mundial Universitario de Debate en Español (CMUDE) · 9 · 2014-07-26

  • This house would boycott the football World Cup in Brasil

    Jena Frauenturnier (Women’s tournament) · Open Final · 2014-06-14