On Sunday 5 December, the people of Amadiba will march along the Wild Coast to demand that Shell’s project be scrapped. A picket in London will stand in solidarity with Amadiba and other communities. Call from Amadiba Crisis Committee, South Africa. Andy Higginbottom* Only a month after the […]
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Old immigrant stories
Veronica Camacho* is a woman who, like many others, was arrested in the middle of the street and transported to several detention centres, including Yarl’s Wood. She says she was mistreated. It is 2014. Virginia Moreno Molina After more than three months at Yarl’s Wood detention centre, a […]
Ecuador smuggling rings see windfall in migrants
A surge in US-bound migrants has been a boon to human smuggling rings in Ecuador – in a pattern that is playing out across much of the region. Gabrielle Gorder According to the journalistic outlet Connectas and 1800Migrante, an organization that provides legal advice to Ecuadoreans, human smugglers are […]
Child brides, a story driven by machismo
At three days old, little Madine was already engaged to a 5-year-old boy, even though her mother, an Afghan woman herself a victim of child marriage, was opposed to forcing her daughter into the same fate. It’s an old story but one that prevails. Around the world, there are 650 […]
Street gang profits from marijuana boom in Honduras
Honduras has seen a surge in marijuana seizures and plantations, indicating a booming trade in illegal cannabis that stands to benefit the country’s largest street gang. Seth Robbins InSight Crime The latest seizure occurred when anti-drug agents intercepted a pickup carrying a load of gypsum board cut to […]