Between April 2020 and April 2021, 100,000 people died in the United States from an overdose (primarily opioids), 28.5% more than in 2019-2020. Billions of taxpayer dollars and the militarisation of law enforcement agencies seem futile as narcotics ruin the future of thousands of people, especially among the black and […]
Latin America
Children in Mexico: no rights, no childhood
The hundreds of thousands of deaths caused by the Covid pandemic have left between 350,000 and 500,000 Mexican children orphaned, with many having to find work. This is compounded by labour exploitation, femicide and other types of violence, which they face on a daily basis. Luis Manuel Arce Isaac […]
Murder of women continues upward trend
In Mexico, 3,462 women were killed between January and November 2021, more than ten a day on average. The figure for this year has reached 1,320 – an average of 11 murders each day – meaning that Mexico has the highest femicide rate in the world. Luis Manuel Arce […]
International concern over violation of indigenous rights
A UK and Irish parliamentary delegation travelled to Colombia to a place inhabited by indigenous Wayuu and Afro-Colombian communities whose rights are being negatively impacted by the work of a mining company. UK and Irish Delegation of members of the UK Parliament and the Irish Dail, Brendan O’Hara MP, […]
A social explosion to commemorate and not to forget
A cross-border solidarity event, from Europe to the three Americas, recalls the tragic events that marked the National Strike in Colombia and the reality of violence in the country. Its slogan: “Justice for the murdered, freedom for political prisoners, no more false positives”. The date: 28 April in London and […]
















