From campaigns against enforced disappearances in Latin America to exposing the exploitation of migrant workers, Andy has spent decades combining activism with research. He links racism and economic exploitation in the UK to social struggles beyond its borders. He advocates empathy to unite the struggles of immigrants and Latin Americans with British ones.
Politics
Searching for justice in contemporary Colombia
In light of the changes in the Colombian political panorama, representatives from the legal and human rights spheres are meeting in London on 14th October to discuss peace building, transitional justice with a gender perspective, indigenous rights and the impact of judicial decisions. Pablo Muñoz The recent change […]
Rethinking Latin America’s future in London
The advance of the right across Latin America, US influence and the defence of national sovereignty will be central to a London debate marking 534 years since Columbus reached the Americas. Speakers will address political change, Operation Condor, extractivism, Cuba, Zionism and electoral politics on Monday 12 October. This […]
A government that silences voices and fuels fear
Closing down 21 community radio stations and a radio programme critical of the government are not isolated events. In less than a month, Colombia’s new president has imposed a policy of censorship that harasses critical journalists and dismisses troublesome officials. A moral police force reminiscent of the worst times of […]
Secularism, power and democracy in Colombia
We are living through days of uncertainty. As if the choice were to submit to the promises of God, homeland, security and order, or to retreat into the defence of freedom, of difference and of the hope that dialogue might prevail over the noise of the enemies of the homeland. […]
















