I want to examine the key issue of how to establish a balance of diversity and unity. Too much diversity, and society will fragment; too much unity and we have a closed society. How do we find the balance? Is it too much to suggest that it is possible to […]
Tag: law
Venezuela: putting its children first
In line with its policies on children’s rights and welfare, Venezuela is forging ahead with measures aimed at bolstering the protection afforded its children under the law. Jorge Hernández Álvarez Among developments recently undertaken by Venezuela, the 1st International Congress on the Return of Internationally Abducted Children […]
Levellers Day, a day of social struggle
On the 18th of May, the residents of Burford recall the struggle of those who died in pursuit of equality among people; a day to vindicate its history and to preserve its memory. Every year since 1975, the event Levellers’ Day is celebrated in Burford, Oxfordshire in order to […]
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 […]
Cleaners, without rights to get ill
They have few holidays, they don’t have a worthy pension and they are forced to work even when they are ill. This is a situation that hundreds of subcontracted workers suffer at the University of London. Text and photos by Olga Briasco Recently a roar of drums and […]