Human Rights

One of the most important elements of the human being is his personal autonomy, to fend for himself, of course with the help of technology, because without it no human being could, for example, fly or sail, talk to someone…

Yesterday the coronation of the new king of England; Charles III, took place in Westminster Abbey followed by a parade to Buckingham Palace. The estimated cost of the event is about 100 million pounds while the country is facing an…

We celebrate World Press Freedom Day in May as a reminder that the role of news organizations is to speak truth to power. Not for manufacturing consent—to use Chomsky’s famous words—for the government and the ruling classes. By Prabir Purkayastha It’s…

When it is announced that it is World Press Freedom Day, and we consider the opinions that this celebration raises, we find a large number of complaints and claims regarding the lack of freedom that the press suffers, which is…

The thoughtless repetition of stereotypes builds walls and condemns without proof. It is preoccupying to observe the dissemination of discriminatory concepts, whose background indicates how much easier it is to avoid the work of analysis than to elaborate an easy…

Today it’s been disclosed that three of the UN Special Rapporteurs, independent experts of the UN human rights Council, have called out the Italian government over the legal proceedings against the Iuventa crew and the worrying context for migrant rights defenders. “We…

The presence of displaced Syrian refugees in Lebanon is becoming a political issue in Beirut. Racist campaigns against their presence have been countered by demonstrations of solidarity. The government has made the decision to repatriate all those who are not…

The French took to the streets again on Friday to show their rejection of workplace accidents in the European country. Around 200 people demonstrated in front of the Labour Ministry in Paris against fatal accidents at work and for the…

Some 345 million people are acutely food insecure worldwide, more than twice as many as before the covid-19 pandemic, said a new report by the UN World Food Programme (WFP). “Conflict, economic shocks, weather extremes and soaring fertiliser prices are…

I have noticed the angry reaction of many people to the invitation that Fundación Futuro (linked to Sebastián Piñera’s family) made to an event offering to go wine tasting at Viña Concha y Toro and then go on to visit…