According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), more than 40 million people worldwide are victims of this practice, and despite having been abolished several hundred years ago, ‘modern forms’ of illegal slavery still exist in several regions around the world, including forced labour and sexual exploitation.
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Battered women: silence or death
Domestic violence, whether psychological, physical or economic, is putting women and children at risk in Angola, according to official statistics incapable of reflecting the magnitude of the problem against the silence of countless victims. María Julia Mayoral During 2019, more than three thousand reports were made nationally, of […]
Acid attacks: an uncivilised yet common crime in India
Cases of violence against women are on the rise in India, where between 250 and 300 acid attacks are reported each year, often labelled as “minor crimes”. Alfredo Boada Mola Recently, a 30 year-old woman survived 30% burns after being attacked with acid by four men in the […]
The Pacific Ocean, another victim of climate change
Around 30,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean are facing a real threat due to rising sea levels, which are estimated to reach between 24 and 30 centimetres by 2065. Amelia Duarte de la Rosa The situation faced by the majority of the islands in Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia […]
Democracy: when the opposition is the Media
It has been happening in a number of nations. But Ecuador is a good example of how lawfare can destroy freedom. In this Latin-American country several progressive politicians have been facing numerous false accusations, and consequently forced to flee the country to avoid pre-trial detention, so now they are living […]