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“Even the dead cannot rest” – Karen Gomez Dumpit, Former Commissioner, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines

In her 2-part interview with Pressenza journalist Perfecto Caparas, former commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHRP) Karen S. Gomez Dumpit narrates how former president Rodrigo Duterte’s government stymied CHR, an independent constitutional commission. This, amid the…

It’s time for the trial of racism against the Mapuche people; Gloria Naveillan could be stripped of her parliamentary immunity

In Chile, law 20609 condemns discrimination, whether by virtue of race, ethnicity or gender identity, yet this law has not been widely applied or presented as an argument, let alone met the victims’ need for justice. In the case of…

Chile: Democracy at risk

Paid Social Networks, at the service of the elites and their Fake News model Public opinion in Chile is managed by those who can finance the publishers, the lack of regulation and timely monitoring of campaign funding, coupled with a…

A Visit to the Museum of Igorot Cultures and Arts

Saint Louis University, Baguio City by Genevieve B. Kupang and Gaston P. Kibiten  “All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted.” – Saint Teresa of Avila Mulugod naming binabati ang lahat sa pagdiriwang ng…

ALADAM, a Latin American Network of Accompaniment, is born

“Dying is not an illness to be treated, it is not a medical or health issue, it is a biological and biographical process of profound anthropological depth.” On 1 March 2022, ALADAM (Asociación Latinoamericana de Alivio al Duelo y Aceptación…

Lorena Corrias: “I don’t want to live in a world without Julian Assange”.

Every Saturday since 6 August, Lorena Corrias has been sitting in Como’s Piazza Verdi in an imaginary cell measuring two by three metres drawn on the ground, dressed in the orange uniform of the Guantanamo prisoners, in a non-violent protest…

Deputy Hirsch argues that the Right is trying to prevent citizens from being informed

The Comptroller General’s Office of the Republic has granted an injunction from Christian Democrat deputies against the Minister of the Presidency, Giorgio Jackson, in which it states that the government authority “did not comply with the requirement of independence” by…

Jesse Kinch Returns: Love It, Live It, Share It

Under a sky with an imposing full moon, the Jesse Kinch Returns concert offers more than just music—the gratitude and love from this talented artist are palpable at Long Island University’s Krasnoff Theater. A version of Jesse’s own Divine Comedy…

Chile at a dangerous crossroads

On 4 September, Chileans will decide whether to approve or reject the Magna Carta proposed by the 154 members of the Constituent Convention. Both options are the only ones available in this electoral call, so it is a fallacy or…

“We are Bahá’is too”.

For weeks now, messages have been multiplying on social networks denouncing the repression and violation of human rights in Iran. Journalists, teachers, filmmakers, activists, etc. have been suffering persecution and arrests, seeing their homes demolished… or simply disappearing. Among them…

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