Abortion: march against abortion and pro-life takes place in Colombia - Other Cities - Colombia

The Constitutional Court completely decriminalized abortion in Colombia up to the 24th week of gestation. After that moment, women will be able to abort if they accept any of the three causes previously established (malformation of the fetus, rape or risk to the life of the mother).

The decision, described by various sectors of public opinion as historic, has generated criticism in ‘pro-life’ sectors.

(Also: The health sector must guarantee the voluntary interruption of pregnancy).

Protest in favor of the decriminalization of abortion outside the Constitutional Court.

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Cesar Melgarejo. TIME

More than 15 civil society organizations have rejected the new regulations approved by five magistrates of the Constitutional Court.

For this reason, they invited citizens to demonstrate in the ‘Great National March #ColombiaDefendsLife’ this Sunday, February 27, from 10 am

The protest in Bogotá will start in the National Park and will go to the Plaza de Bolívar.

“I am a woman and I have suffered the harsh consequences of abortion. I join the defense for life”, commented the actress Amanda Rose Perezremembered for the novel ‘La costeña y el cachaco’, in a video.

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Pérez, who is part of the group, showed a replica of a 12-week gestation baby, “perfectly formed his little arms, legs, face, his whole little body. Innocent and defenseless. Let’s be the voice of those who have no voice and, really, let’s defend women. Colombia is ‘pro-life’”, he assured in the footage shared on his Instagram account.

The protest will not only take place in the capital. In fact, the organization ABC Prodein published the meeting points in other cities of the country:

Barranquilla: Metropolitan Cathedral Atrium. Time: 10 a.m.

Armenia: Plaza de Bolivar. Time: 10 a.m.

Cali: Banderas Park. Time: 10 a.m.

Medellin: Park of Lights. Time: 3 p.m.

Tunja: North Roundabout. Time: 10 a.m.

Pereira: Bolivar Square. Time: 2 p.m.

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China Can Place Duties on $645 Million in US Imports

GENEVA — 

The World Trade Organization on Wednesday handed a fresh victory to China, permitting it to place duties on $645 million worth of U.S. imports per year, in a long-running anti-dumping dispute with Washington.

The United States is unable to appeal the decision.

“The deeply disappointing decision today by the WTO arbitrator reflects erroneous Appellate Body interpretations that damage the ability of WTO members to defend our workers and businesses from China’s trade-distorting subsidies,” said Adam Hodge, a spokesman for the U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai.

“Today’s decision reinforces the need to reform WTO rules and dispute settlement, which have been used to shield China’s non-market economic practices and undermine fair, market-oriented competition.”

The WTO green light does not mean China will automatically impose the tariffs, in whole or in part, on U.S. imports.

The figure was revealed in an 87-page decision by a WTO arbitrator on the level of countermeasures Beijing could request in its dispute with Washington regarding US countervailing duties (CVD) on certain Chinese products.

The dispute stretches all the way back to 2012, when the WTO set up a panel of experts to try to settle a complaint filed by China over what it said were unfair duties imposed by the United States.

Washington had justified the additional tariffs on products ranging from paper to tires and solar panels, arguing they were being dumped on the market to help Chinese companies grab business.

The WTO Dispute Settlement Body ruled in China’s favor, and the ruling was upheld by its appeals judges in 2014, paving the way for China to retaliate.

Beijing initially asked to be permitted to place tariffs on $2.4 billion in U.S. products each year, but then scaled back its demand to $788.75 million.

The United States had argued that the appropriate level should not exceed $106 million per year.

The anti-dumping duties are permitted under international trade rules as long as they adhere to strict conditions, and disputes over their use are often brought before the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body.

Wednesday’s decision marks the second time the WTO has allowed China to retaliate for U.S. anti-dumping duties deemed to be in violation of international trade rules.

In November 2019, a WTO arbitrator permitted China to add duties on up to $3.6 billion worth of U.S. imports, in a separate case.

So far, China has not notified the WTO that it has implemented the approved retaliatory tariffs from that case.

Washington has long complained about the WTO dispute settlement system, and especially its appeals court, claiming unfair treatment.

Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump brought the system to a grinding halt in December 2019 by blocking the appointment of new judges to the Appellate Body.