This online webinar, to be held on 12 May, will examine the intersectionality between gender and ethnic discrimination and conflict sexual violence in Colombia. It will do so while discussing the role of transitional justice, as well as the international community, in supporting those working on issues of human […]
Human Rights
Colombia: the cry of the humiliated and mistreated
What started as a protest against tax reform and other similar education and health measures, cuts that were undoubtedly neoliberal, has become a veritable storm of rage and indignation, a fight against the poverty that these reforms do nothing but exacerbate.
The military and its supposed patriotism
The usual discourse surrounding members of the military in Latin America is replete with adjectives that describe their supposed bravery, manliness, loyalty, patriotism and devotion to the most noble causes, the first of which is, of course, defending the nation.
Life behind Russia’s pink curtain
Paul Rice and his partner Liam travelled across Russia on the Trans-Siberian railway, making contact with LGBTQ+ groups along the route. Despite his lack of film-making experience, and their need to appear as innocent tourists, they achieved a remarkable document, A worm in the heart”, which reveals the extent of repression in Russia today.
Violence and chauvinism “in the blood”
According to the National Report on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the rate of femicides at the hands of partners or ex-partners was, in 2016, 0.99 per 100,000 inhabitants aged 15 and over in Cuba, and between 2013 and this year, there was a 33% decrease in the number […]