Freedom of choice, cultural expression and family trauma are the main topics of a festival that is now in its 26th edition and that this year, in London, takes place from 17 to 25 March. In it, the Seventh Art portrays individuals and communities that stand in solidarity to create […]
Human Rights
Libyan immigrants: surviving does not mean living
Unofficial detention centres in Libya are camps where militias torture refugees until their families pay up. EU migration policy is silently complicit in an industry of extortion in a war zone. One warehouse hit by a bomb revealed hundreds of victims held in conditions that recall the Second World War.
Execution of an innocent: What matters now is the truth
It was 27 hours of anguish that resulted in death, torture and disappearance in the lives of many. It happened in the Palace of Justice, between 6 and 7 November 1985, and stained the history of the Colombian people with blood. Years later, relatives of the dead and disappeared are […]
Tortured and disappeared in 1985: the truth remains hidden
In November 1985, the Palace of Justice in Colombia went up in flames. The then-guerrilla group, M-19, had taken over its facilities and, after confronting the government and military forces, tragedy erupted. The result was almost 100 dead people, with several tortured or disappeared. Eleven cafeteria workers never imagined that it was going to be the last time that they would see their families. Today the truth remains hidden.
Total impunity in violence against journalists
According to reports by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Colombia ranks a dismal 134th on the scale of countries that rates respect for press freedom in the world, rising several places every year. Teresa Galindo and Miguel Angel Ferris The reputable international NGO denounces a harmful environment for journalism […]