While his government is reeling from the chaos that the Coronavirus pandemic, which has affected almost 2’000,000 people, has had on the world and on the United States, in a desperate act, President Donald Trump ordered the imposition of drug trafficking charges against the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and […]
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Abuse and violence against women persist in the world
Significant levels of inequality persist globally, and many women and girls experience multiple and combined forms of discrimination, vulnerability and marginalisation throughout their lives. Ibis Frade Recent studies carried out by United Nations (UN) agencies show that violence against women and girls is still accepted in many parts […]
Spread of coronavirus in refugee camps
According to Oxfam, refugees living in camps are sharing one tap between up to 250 people and many have less than 3.5 square metres of living space per person – smaller than the average UK bathroom – which will make it extremely difficult to contain a coronavirus outbreak. The […]
HSE told to up its game in coronavirus battle
Len McCluskey the general secretary, of Unite the union, has written to the government and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) demanding the safety regulator ups its game, to ensure that workplaces remain safe and enforce social distancing rules during the coronavirus crisis. Workers from a large number of […]
The politics of Covid-19
As usual, on Tuesday, we met to provide food for the homeless in Central London; only this time, we were not able to do so in our building, but had to do it outside, by the gates. Steve Latham In this way, we were able to guarantee ‘social […]
















