On the 5th March 2009, the ex-paramilitary commander of United Self-Defence Unit of Colombia (AUC in Spanish), José Éver Veloza, alias H.H, was extradited to the US in order to account for his dealings in narco-trafficking crimes. The Prisma’s Memoirs. April 2011. Juan Galbete Up until the day […]
Human Rights
Detainees II – Becky: “We can’t accept everything that is done to us”
Poor healthcare, detainees abused by the guards and a system that “breaks your heart” are part of the things this Cameroonian woman lived while being detained in the UK. “It’s people who have been tortured, who are gang raped in their countries”, she explains.
Delayed justice for a cold-blooded murder
On 17 March 1982, four journalists were killed by a patrol that ambushed them on their way to a guerrilla-controlled area during their coverage for IKON TV. It happened in El Salvador. After four decades of impunity, the culprits have finally been punished. This was made possible by María […]
The hard battle against forced child marriage
This ancient practice is driven by gender inequality and the belief in the inferiority of women to men. This prevents them from physical freedom and the ability to decide their future. In Nigeria it is a social problem since 11 of its 36 states have not yet adopted the law […]
8 October: A human chain to save Asssange
A human chain surrounding the British Parliament is the symbolic act of a group of defenders of the Wikileaks founder. They seek to show how thousands of people surround him and demand that he is not extradited to the United States. They know that silencing Assange means silencing freedom of expression, intimidating journalists, burying the truth.