The protests in Colombia have triggered a huge and surprising popular reaction: protest movements in big cities and small villages, roads and tracks, squares and streets and even in homes where people protest daily, in their own way and according to their means, banging saucepans, flying flags and chanting slogans.
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Solitary confinement is a crime
In recognition of the increasingly inhumane conditions prisoners are forced to endure whilst in confinement, a campaign is underway to end social confinement in the UK and internationally. This Wednesday 12th an event will discuss the issue. Solitary confinement, in prison, is the condition of being kept alone in […]
“Cleaners United”, a national alliance for immigrants
A new campaign has been launched to improve working conditions for migrant cleaners and to tackle issues like low pay, discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace which cleaners say is rife in the cleaning industry. New campaign “Cleaners United” has launched a huge listening campaign which is aiming […]
Why truth and justice matter in Colombia
This online webinar, to be held on 12 May, will examine the intersectionality between gender and ethnic discrimination and conflict sexual violence in Colombia. It will do so while discussing the role of transitional justice, as well as the international community, in supporting those working on issues of human […]
Panama: tension points in the working class
Although the macroeconomic figures were showing a healthy country in 2019, the slowdown has since left its mark on employment and household income which inequality made more visible in the economic sectors and geographical areas where poverty predominates. The Covid-19 pandemic rushed the downturn. Osvaldo Rodríguez Martínez Reports […]
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