An international workshop will take place on June 28th to discuss the strategies and solutions for the growing number of immigrant families who do not have a home due to their current social and economical situation. . The relaxation of border controls, which will take place at the end of […]
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For survivors of torture
On 28th May the organisation Remedy has organised a course to teach about the most effective tools for treatment of victims of abuse. . Torture victims are alienated from themselves. They look in the mirror but do not recognise their reflection. Fear, their weaknesses and constant pain have distanced them […]
Lisbeth and her dream of being a teacher
The young Ecuadorian came from Spain to escape the economic crisis that the Iberian country is facing. She currently works as a cleaner and is studying to improve her English. When Lisbeth was only five-years-old she and her family migrated from Quito, the capital of Ecuador, to Spain in […]
David Cameron is dragging the UK towards the abyss
British Prime Minister David Cameron’s liberal use of the budget-cutting scissors is just another step in Europe’s progressive dismantling of the welfare state. It is a process that has been speeding up in recent years, and the UK is by no means an exception. Antonio Rondón García After […]
Living with the enemy at home
Violence committed by children against their parents has increased notably. Between 2008 and 2010, a telephone helpline for parents received more than 22,000 calls reporting aggressive acts in the UK. 7,000 of those included cases of physical abuse. Benjamin Serra Though it seems to be a taboo subject […]