In northern Uganda, volunteers from a London-based charity fighting poverty are bringing parents, teachers, students, and community leaders together, in projects that have drastically improved education here. Deborah Torr Photos by Peter Caton Some say it takes a village to raise a child. This is certainly true in Karamoja, the […]
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The world in rebellion
During the last centuries, revolutions defying the oppression of the most powerful sectors have been taking place in regions such as Latin America, France, Russia and Spain. These movements, the class struggle and its historical repercussions must be understood. Seeking to do so, the ‘Marxist Student Federation’ will hold an […]
Dominican Republic is about to define its future
The local elections in this Caribbean nation are today – a little more than two weeks since their implementation – in their decisive stage and with all eyes back on them, considering their importance for the country’s future. Edilberto F. Méndez Amador The vote next 16 February goes […]
Victims of modern slavery
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.
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 […]
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