Successfully eradicating hunger by 2030 will require around an additional $267 billion per year on average. We know how to leave poverty behind and how much it will cost. Cira Rodríguez César On a global level, independent of the economic and political system of each country, it is […]
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Immigrants who do not seek paradise but flee from hell
Marina is so named because she was born at sea, in an Italian patrol boat surrounded by more than 600 people trying to reach Europe; her mother was one of those migrants. Luisa María González The ship Bettica rescued 654 travellers from the Mediterranean Sea in sailing in […]
Bushmen and Masai, survivors of religions, governments and drought
Christian missionaries have been unsuccessful in changing the beliefs and customs of these two African ethnic groups who, although from different origins and opposing geographical locations, share beliefs and a way of life. Roberto Correa Wilson It is believed that the Bushmen inhabited Botswana 30,000 years ago in […]
Muslim and gay: when your faith is your enemy
Violence is a part of everyday life for some LGBT Muslims, and not only the type of physical violence doled out on the streets by extremist religious patrols, stirring up homophobic hatred. There’s also the psychological violence: forced marriage as a means of avoiding family shame, is just one example. […]
Andy Worthington, Guantanamo and the survivors
They have some techniques they use to break people and they think that will make them collaborate. But those with experience in interrogation know that forcing someone to submit is not the best way to get them to collaborate. Francisco Castañón Since Obama took power in 2009, they […]