This text is written when domestic and international pressure seems to be weakening the UK conservative government’s hard position towards refugees as in recent hours information has emerged about an announcement that Cameron might give soon. Mabel Encinas Up to recently, the only humanitarian ‘urgency’ for the conservative […]
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Social mobility in the UK: just a myth of an elitist reality?
A study carried out by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission has revealed that in the United Kingdom the middle and upper classes create a ‘glass ceiling’ that prevents their children from dropping down the social scale, and serve as a support in guaranteeing their offspring the best paid […]
Critical journalism overcomes fear and breaks the silence
What is the role of journalism in our lives as readers of media, I wonder, facing the murder of another journalist in Mexico. Ruben Espinosa was killed in a collective murder a few weeks ago. Mabel Encinas By contrast with journalism that perpetuates the status quo and does […]
What can we do to become the zero hunger generation?
Successfully eradicating hunger by 2030 will require around an additional $267 billion per year on average. We know how to leave poverty behind and how much it will cost. Cira Rodríguez César On a global level, independent of the economic and political system of each country, it is […]
Prostitution, abuse and human rights
Prostitution is often reduced as an issue of sex labour or it is associated to sexual freedom. However, a broader approach illuminates that prostitution is the result of violence against women. Mabel Encinas ‘Sex work’ is defined as an exchange of sexual services for remuneration. Such an […]