The neoliberal ideology introduced in the region in the 1980s exacerbated social injustice, which continues to affect the lives and working conditions of large swaths of the population characterised by poverty, unemployment and underemployment – issues that particularly affect indigenous and Afrodescendent groups. Juan J. Paz-y-Miño Cepeda […]
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The Tories and their crusade against migrants
The new Illegal Migration Bil, the anti-immigrant and refugee policies of recent decades, and the nightmares experienced in detention centres, reproduce a racist system inherent in Britain’s history. Today, more than ever, the strength of the human rights movement is urgently needed.
Europe, territory and a period of protest
The strength of protest that marked the start of 2023, and stepped up in the first half of February, was not a chance occurrence. In addition to projections of poor growth, we face the ever-increasing concentration of wealth, especially among the big multinationals, and highly uneven redistribution of income. […]
Human rights on the big screen
The determination and courage of people to stand up for their freedom and rights is the driving force behind the films that will be shown at the 23rd edition of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London. This year’s programme spotlights the risks taken by land defenders, the […]
Indigenous people: between the law and the streets
If indigenous people are denied the quality of citizenship (by being denied the right to elect and be elected, to exercise public office), they are denied the quality of humanity. In Western logic, only humans can elect, be elected, and exercise public office. So, are indigenous people citizens? Are they […]
















