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 […]
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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 […]
Gay marriage: an inevitable reality
55% of British people are in favour of same sex marriage. Adoption, however, is a rather more controversial matter. Benjamin Serra David Cameron’s move to legalise same sex marriage in the UK has provoked some contrasting reactions within British society. Since marriage between same sex couples was first […]
Developing countries receive another blow as foreign aid is cut
The governments of the world’s richer nations have invested billions in rescuing banks and other economic institutions in the wake of the financial crisis. But countries are finding themselves further and further off the target of donating 0.7% of their GDP to developing nations by 2015 as laid out in […]
Euthanasia: between death and life
Controversy and discord hides the etymology of the term: “a good death”. And using the proper term will always prompt deeper reflection. _ Lorena Liquete Despite being in the 21st century, this concept continues to infuriate people and accumulate defenders and opposition, generating a debate that still hasn’t reached its […]