Hundreds of civilians in Mozambique have been unlawfully killed by the armed group known locally as Al-Shabaab, government security forces and a private military company hired by the government. Amnesty International UK said this on 2 March, as recorded in its new report on the ongoing conflict in Cabo […]
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United Kingdom
Abuse victim wins battle for housing
“My family was treated as if we were irrelevant, not important, not human. The case worker is a white woman and behaved like she wanted us out of her face – that is racism. If one of the mothers in the All African Women’s Group hadn’t stepped forward to house […]
The deterioration of the democracies in Europe
The democratic system is experiencing notable erosion in the so-called consolidated democracies of Europe, and the United States is suffering a process of acute deterioration which restricts the democratic spaces through practices believed to be dead and buried after the nightmare of McCarthyism and institutionalised racial discrimination. Juan Diego […]
Tough penalties for traffic offences
Newham Council are taking action against drivers who cause a danger on the streets by ignoring road traffic signs such as ‘no entry’ and ‘one way’. After residents and police raised concerns, a council traffic survey identified 25 hotspot areas in the borough where road traffic signs are being […]
Reducing, reusing and recycling in the time of Covid
The so-called circular economy presents a viable path to tackling the impact of this profound global health and economic crisis; and what is more, it does so in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way. It is more than an alternative – it is a necessity. Lourdes Pérez Navarro […]















