IUSY informs that in the light of COVID-19 and after an official communication from the Government of Panama regarding the suspension of massive international events; the IUSY World Congress is postponed.
We are expecting to communicate to you updated information by 1st of April.
We thank you for your understanding and we call to all our member organisations to be in solidarity with those in need. Stay safe!
If you have further questions do not hesitate to contact us at congress@iusy.org.
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IUSY manifiesta su preocupación por suspensión de elecciones municipales en República Dominicana
Desde la unión internacional de Juventudes socialistas (IUSY por sus siglas en Inglés), manifestamos nuestra preocupación por suspensión de elecciones municipales y hacemos un llamado al respeto de la democracia en República Dominicana, donde se realizarían elecciones municipales y las mismas han sido suspendidas el mismo día de la elección por la Junta Central Electoral.
Es un grave atentado contra el sistema democrático del país caribeño, lo cual generará desconfianza de los electores ante el órgano electoral, donde el 80% de los equipos previstos para esta jornada no funcionarón y donde se esperaba el triunfo del principal partido de oposición, Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM).
Hacemos un llamado al respeto del proceso electoral y permitan al pueblo dominicano elegir sus representantes de manera libre y siempre democrática.
[English]
IUSY expresses its concern over suspension of municipal elections in the Dominican Republic
From the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY), we express our concern about the suspension of municipal elections and make a call for respect of the democracy in the Dominican Republic, where municipal elections would be held and where they have been suspended the same election day by the Central Electoral Board.
It
is a serious attack against the democratic system of the Caribbean
country, which will generate distrust of the voters before the electoral
body, where 80% of the equipment planned for this day did not work and
where the triumph of the main opposition party was being expected,
Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM).
We
make a call to the respect of the electoral process and allow the
Dominican people to choose their representatives freely and always
democratically.
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La Unión Internacional de Juventudes Socialistas (IUSY por sus siglas en inglés) condena las acciones promovidas por el Presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, contra el parlamento, donde con el uso de las fuerzas militares ha tomado las instalaciones del poder legislativo, promoviendo incluso; un llamado a la violencia y de persecución contra parlamentarios de la oposición.
Hacemos un llamado para que se garantice el respeto de las instituciones democráticas del país centroamericano y exhortamos a todos los actores políticos a establecer un diálogo que permita una solución pacífica.
Las acciones violentas del poder ejecutivo contra el poder legislativo quebrantan el orden constitucional.
[English]
The International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) condemns the actions promoted by the President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, against the parliament, where with the use of military forces he has taken the facilities of the legislative power, even promoting a call to violence and persecution against parliamentarians from the opposition.
We make a call for the respect of the democratic institutions of the Central American country to be guaranteed and we urge all political actors to establish a dialogue that allows a peaceful solution.
The violent actions of the executive branch against the legislative branch violate the constitutional order.
[French]
L’Union Internationale de la Jeunesse Socialiste (UIJS) condamne les actions promues par le Président du Salvador, Nayib Bukele, contre le parlement, où avec l’utilisation des forces militaires il a pris le contrôle des installations du pouvoir législatif, allant même jusqu’à promouvoir ; un appel à la violence et à la persécution contre les parlementaires de l’opposition.
Nous demandons que le respect des institutions démocratiques de ce pays d’Amérique centrale soit garanti et nous exhortons tous les acteurs politiques à établir un dialogue qui permettra une solution pacifique.
Les actions violentes du pouvoir exécutif contre le pouvoir législatif violent l’ordre constitutionnel.
We are witnessing the latest developments regarding the Middle East conflict, following US President Donald Trump’s so-called “Peace Plan”. This plan promotes unilateral annexations of vast territories in the West Bank by Israel, a crime of aggression under the Rome Statute, while completely ignoring the long occupation of those territories. The consequences of its implementation would be devastating for any real and sustainable peace in the future. Even more so given the fact that this plan surges at a time of non-existing efforts by the Israeli government to promote the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside an Israeli state. On the contrary, it comes after a decade of expansion of the settlement enterprise led by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The plan put forward by President Trump is a distractive one. While using a two-state solution discourse, Trump’s plan is based on the distorted idea that a peace process can begin with a one-sided annexation of occupied land. This peace-in-disguise will allow Israel’s right extremists to fulfill their vision of permanent presence in the West Bank while de facto depriving the Palestinians’ hopes and dreams for an independent state of their own. We should not be fooled by Trump’s promises – there will be no peace at the end of this process, only two nations bind in an even deadlier conflict, with fewer possibilities to create a reality of peace and prosperity for their peoples. This initiative of a populist right-wing president to save himself from impeachment, and his partner, Benjamin Netanyahu, from three cases of corruption in Israel.
IUSY and YES shall continue to urge the Israeli government to act immediately for this cause. IUSY and YES express dual solidarity with its member organizations both in Israel and Palestine who work persistently in order to establish a large movement of activists who share this vision of peace and justice. The support of socialists from all corners of the globe is essential in the efforts for strengthening this voice within Israel, and in promoting the ability to build a sustainable and just future for both the Israeli and the Palestinian people.
IUSY and YES declare their firm commitment with the fulfilment of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including the right to self-determination that has been violated by Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise. Trump’s initiative does nothing but perpetuates the denial of rights while rewarding Israel for systematically violating international law. Peace cannot be an abstract. It composed by justice, equality and the fulfilment of the rights of everyone, in this case, of Israelis, Palestinians and the rest of the region.
IUSY and YES will only support a Peace Process that:
We warn everyone about the dangerous precedents that the Trump Administration is imposing by promoting this plan. Violation of basic principles of International Law, such as the inadmissibility of acquisition of the land through the use of force, could be turned into precedents that will only make it more difficult to secure peace and security elsewhere. This is no longer time for mere statements.
The Presidium of IUSY and YES have decided to launch a campaign in order to help in saving the prospects of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East. This includes:
We call for the end of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian people, based on our belief in equality and freedom, and aspire for independence and self-determination of all peoples in the region. We hope to end the rising violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian territories and to establish a just, egalitarian and secure space with opportunities for life, development, freedom of speech, peace and solidarity.
We, the socialist youth of the Asia Pacific, declare a global climate emergency and urge governments all over for swift, bold, and effective actions to avert a climate crisis.
People in the Asia Pacific who emit the least carbon emissions in their activities are the most vulnerable in times of storms, flash floods, droughts and rising sea levels.
While we are all affected when sea levels begin to rise and the climate crisis peaks in the coming years, the poor and marginalized are bearing the brunt of the storm today.
Farmers who are defending their land are being killed everywhere. Indigenous peoples are driven away from their homes. Youth and children are made vulnerable in a time of natural disasters.
We emphasize that our world leaders don’t have a decade to act on the climate crisis when the majority of the world’s poor are experiencing it now.
IUSY Asia Pacific demands the following:
Reject extractive industries and exploitative practices. Governments should decisively reject extractive industries like coal power plants and mining that further destroy the planet’s resources. Private companies should be regulated to end exploitative practices in agribusiness, like animal farms, slash-and-burn on farms, and deforestation. Workers in these industries should be protected, centering on just transition.
Defend the defenders. Governments should protect indigenous peoples who are subject to violence linked to development aggression. The Lumad in the Philippines are affected by mining, the Papua in Indonesia and the Temiar in Malaysia are affected by deforestation, and the different ethnic regions in Burma are affected by dams. Indigenous cultures that preserve the natural resources should be respected by governments. Public welfare should come first before private profit.
Power to the people, not just participation! We demand a shift in engagement with vulnerable sectors, namely women, LGBT+ communities, indigenous peoples, workers and the youth, where participation is not tokenistic but communities are given authority to decide on issues that affect them. We demand not just a seat in the table but power over what gets talked about in the table as well.
Build the global framework for climate justice and solidarity. We demand a system of climate justice where countries are faithful and transparent to their determined contributions to reduce the global carbon emissions before 2030. Countries that emit the most carbon into the planet should pay compensation to countries who are heavily affected by the changing climate. We will build global solidarity to support communities that are affected by the climate crisis, provide them knowledge and resources, to usher in a new system where energy sources are sustainable, workers are ensured of just transition, and the health and wellbeing of communities are priorities.
La Unión Internacional de Juventudes Socialistas -IUSY, por sus siglas en inglés- expresa su preocupación por la reacción del gobierno de Colombia frente a la masiva protesta social abierta con el paro nacional del 21 de noviembre, con varios hechos violentos suscitados en distintas regiones del país.
El derecho a la protesta como expresión pacifica es fundamental en una democracia. El despliegue del Ejército en las calles, el decreto de toque de queda y los ataques de la policía nacional no van de la mano con el respeto a los estándares en materia de derechos humanos que deben guiar a los Estados, sumándose la ola que en las ultimas semanas ha sacudido a diversos países latinoamericanos.
Si bien se valora el llamado del Presidente Duque a una conversación nacional con alcaldes, gobernadores y sectores de la sociedad civil, ese dialogo va de la mano con casos como el del estudiante Dilan Cruz, quien murió tras recibir un disparo de bomba lacrimógena por parte de la ESMAD (Escuadrón Móvil Antidisturbios); o el de mujeres que han sido heridas en la Universidad de Los Andes por motoristas de la policía; o los ataques en contra de periodistas que ha reportado la Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP).
La amalgama de demandas sociales es amplia, con un increíble espíritu cívico. Los asesinatos de líderes sociales, el intento de pasar un “paquetazo” de medidas económicas, el acceso desigual a la educación superior, el poco compromiso con el acuerdo de paz con las FARC, y la ramificación local del caso Odebrecht han afectado al gobierno de Iván Duque.
El caceroleo y las concentraciones, protagonizadas por miles de jóvenes en cientos de plazas colombianas, expresan un espíritu critico con la desigualdad, junto a las voces indígenas, afrocolombianas, campesinas, femeninas, de la comunidad LQTBI, entre otros, que reclaman por justicia.
Finalmente, extendemos nuestra solidaridad al pueblo colombiano, en especial a nuestra organización miembro Juventudes Liberales, así como a las fuerzas progresistas colombianas. Condenamos las amenazas militaristas de Duque ante la protesta social, exigiendo que se detengan los hechos de violencia que protagonizan agentes del Estado. ¡Que prime la democracia y la paz ante la movilización!
Situation of demonstrations in Colombia
The International Union of Socialist Youth -IUSY- expresses its concern about the reaction of the Colombian government to the massive social demonstrations, opened with the national strike on November 21st, with several violent events in different regions of the country.
The right to protest as a peaceful expression is fundamental in a democracy. The deployment of the Army in the streets, the curfew decree and the attacks of the national police do not go hand in hand with respect for human rights standards that should guide the States, adding to the wave that in recent weeks it has shaken several Latin American countries.
While President Duque’s call for a national conversation with mayors, governors and civil society sectors most be valued, this dialogue share space with cases such as that of student Dilan Cruz, who died after receiving a shot of tear gas by the ESMAD (Colombian’s Mobile Riot Squadron); or women who have been injured at the University of Los Andes by police motorists; or attacks against journalists reported by the Press Freedom Foundation (FLIP).
The amalgam of social demands is wide, with an incredible civic spirit. The killings of social leaders, the attempt to pass a “packet” of economic measures, unequal access to high education, little commitment to the peace agreement with the FARC, and the local branching of the Odebrecht case have affected the government of Ivan Duque.
The “caceroleo” and concentrations, starring by thousands of young people in hundreds of Colombian places, express a critical essence to the inequality, together with voices of the indigenous, Afro-Colombian, farmer, female, and the LQTBI community, among others, who demand justice.
Finally, we extend our solidarity to the Colombian people, especially to our member organization Liberal Youth, as well as to the Colombian progressive forces. We condemn Duque’s militaristic threats against the social protest, demanding that the acts of violence carried out by State agents be stopped. Let democracy and peace prevail!
La Unión Internacional de Juventudes Socialistas (IUSY, por sus siglas en inglés) expresa su profundo rechazo al golpe de Estado ocurrido el día domingo en Bolivia en contra el gobierno de Evo Morales, luego de la presión para renunciar de las Fuerzas Armadas de dicho país.
Condenamos el quiebre institucional propiciado por las fuerzas armadas y policiales, aliadas con sectores políticos autoritarios y confesionales, así como los actos de violencia contra autoridades, dirigentes políticos, sectores movilizados y sus familiares, que ha incluido la persecución, secuestros, linchamientos y ataques a viviendas, hasta el exceso de decretar el arresto de Evo Morales.
La situación que atraviesa este país andino obliga a recordar la necesidad de defender siempre la democracia por sobre todo. Las marcas en los países latinoamericanos por la interferencia de las fuerzas represivas en la vida pública son aún intensas y por ello abogamos por que las tendencias políticas desistan de tentar a este viejo enemigo de nuestros pueblos.
La paz y seguridad de las bolivianas y bolivianos no puede ser amenazada por aquellos que, justamente, deben garantizarla. Llamamos a los distintos sectores políticos del país a resguardar el orden constitucional y a la comunidad internacional a estar vigilante ante este escenario de desestabilización institucional.
El militarismo palpable en nuestra región no es el camino para nuestras democracias. Como jóvenes socialistas, socialdemócratas y laboristas nos merece el repudio el alzamiento en armas y el golpe de Estado a un gobierno electo democráticamente, que se había abierto a una nueva convocatoria a elecciones frente al informe final de OEA.
Finalmente, extendemos nuestra solidaridad al pueblo boliviano, en especial a nuestra organización miembro JMAS, así como a las fuerzas progresistas bolivianas, las que se encuentran amenazadas frente a este quiebre político-institucional. ¡Que prime la democracia y la paz social ante esta sensible situación!
IUSY Presidium Statement
“Reject to the coup d’état in Bolivia”
The International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) expresses its deep rejection to the coup d’état on Sunday in Bolivia, against the government of Evo Morales, after the pression to resign of the Armed Forces of that country.
We condemn the institutional breakdown caused by the armed and police forces, allied with authoritarian and confessional political sectors, as well as acts of violence against authorities, political leaders, mobilized sectors and their families, which has included persecution, kidnappings, lynchings and attacks on homes, until the excess of decreeing the arrest of Evo Morales.
The situation that this Andean country is going through, forces us to remember the need to always defend democracy above all. The marks in Latin American countries due to the interference of repressive forces in public life are still intense and that is why we advocate that political tendencies desist from tempting this old enemy of our peoples.
The peace and security of Bolivian’s people cannot be threatened by those who, precisely, must guarantee it. We call on the different political sectors of the country to protect the constitutional order and the international community to be vigilant against this scenario of institutional destabilization.
Palpable militarism in our region is not the way for our democracies. As young socialists, social democrats and labours, we deserve the repudiation of the rise in arms and the coup d’état of a democratically elected government, which had opened up for a new call for elections, after the final OAS report.
Finally, we extend our solidarity to the Bolivian people, especially to our member organization JMAS, as well as to the Bolivian progressive forces, which are threatened against this political-institutional breakdown. Let democracy and social peace be prime in this sensitive situation!
