The Kensington Town Hall will welcome the second edition of the awards Women4Africa on the 18th of May. The gala will be led by HRH Deun Adedoyin-Solarin . The contest was born 20 years ago with the purpose of honouring women with talent, passion, humility, dedication and creativity, and […]
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International Refugee Law
Dr. Maria Teresa Gil-Bazo, of the University of Newcastle, will head an upcoming seminar focusing on the right of asylum in State practice in Latin America and Africa. . According to figures provided by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (OHCHR) in 2012, more than 46 […]
Lights and shadows of “Fair Trade”
More than 1.2 million farmers in 66 developing countries produce goods such as sugar, coffee and cotton to promote social justice in poor regions. But not everyone benefits and there are even some negative effects. Benjamin Serra The impact of consumerism in the first world for people living […]
Playing with hunger
90% of food produced annually belongs to only 10 major multinationals. Companies which put their own profits before human lives. 1,000 million people suffer from starvation on a planet where food is abundant. . Ramón Alabau . Whilst Nestlé bottles and sells Pakistan’s underground water for high prices, many of […]
Tanzania, where albinos are a commodity
200,000 inhabitants of this country have white skin, and the fanaticism of their compatriots means they are victims of a slaughter that is concerning general public opinion. Their bodies are valuable on the black market . Ramón Alabau . They are laughing as they return home, but their happiness vanishes […]