It has become the only option for many women, but discrimination and prosecution are the only ‘solutions’ thrown at this problem of poverty and gender._ César Amaya Sandino In the United Kingdom around 70% of women in prostitution are single mothers who do not receive social benefits. Welfare cuts […]
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A war measured in “litres of blood”
The phrase comes from a Colombian army official – who confessed that he had participated in the murder of various civilians – to explain that the success of the war against guerrilla fighters is measured by the number of enemies killed in combat. _ Javier E. Núñez Calderón Some of […]
Latin American prostitutes fight for their rights
Sex workers across the Latin American continent move a step closer to ending the precarious legal situation of their profession by demanding the legalisation of their work, and the right to pay taxes that could be invested in social policies. _ Miriam Valero Prostitution is the third most lucrative sector […]
Weapons in Switzerland: where every citizen is a soldier
It last fought in an international conflict in 1815, and has since become famous for its neutrality. Today it possesses one of the highest rates of the European continent for possession of firearms, and the number of suicides via these means. Switzerland: Armed to the Teeth. Jorge Hernández Álvarez Contrary […]
The child prostitutes of Costa Rica
Commercial sexual exploitation of children is still rife in the streets and is really changing its image in order to avoid criticism from those who are trying to put an end to this social scourge in the Central American country. Isabel Soto Mayedo Figures from Alianza por tus Derechos (“Alliance […]