Human Rights

The main accusation against the Vatican in the pederasty scandal is that it has covered up for the guilty in recent decades. As more becomes known, Benedict XVI, then Prefect of the Doctrine of the Faith since 1981, comes out…

The African Union Extraordinary Humanitarian Summit and Pledging Conference took place in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea from 25 to 28 May. At this Summit, deliberation revolved around the efforts of African leaders to address the current humanitarian challenges facing Africa, which…

The proposal, made by the left-wing LIVRE party, has been approved in the Portuguese parliament. Not many details have been announced about the project to test a four-day working week, but the proposal by the Portuguese left-wing party Livre, which…

I was approached by a campaign for a street artist named Ropi, 23 years old, Argentinean national, who is imprisoned in Pernambuco for allegedly trying to assassinate a military policeman. The only (two) media reports I have found are incomplete,…

The Andalusian Human Rights Association (APDHA) today (24/05) called for justice and reparation to compensate for the flagrant violation of human rights suffered by María Salmerón, the mother sentenced to 9 months in prison for not allowing her daughter to…

Sixteen Africa-based civil society organizations sent a concerned letter on Ethiopia’s ongoing conflict in the northern part of the country to the UN Security Council. In the letter, sent on May 18, 2022, the concerned civil societies said that despite…

What the statistics don’t show: the lasting effects of extreme poverty. Latin America is a rich continent. We know this when the media show us the prosperity of the most powerful and the cunningly legalised way in which they appropriate…

We’ve seen the birth of a new Korean Dream in recent years, during Korea’s meteoric rise to become the 10th largest economy in the world. Artists from every nation, inspired by Korea’s past and present culture, are flocking to its…

While enroute to observe the presidential elections in Colombia, Teri Mattson was denied entry by Colombian authorities and had her passport seized. After arriving at 6:55 am on May 22, she was forced to spend the day and the night…

Fifteen million people are currently suffering from water shortages, which are expected to reach 20 million soon. Humanitarian organisations continue to call for increased aid to the region. The drought in the Horn of Africa, the worst in 40 years,…