NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA
Cuba: Recent Events Ratify the Systematic Violation of Human Rights in the Great Antillean Island
The 11th of July 2023 marked the second anniversary of what I call the Great National Anti-Communist Uprising, staged on the same date, but in the year 2021.
Global: World Day against Child Labour
World Day Against Child Labour is observed every year on June 12 to raise awareness about the urgency of eradicating child labour. On this day, governments, local authorities, civil society, international workers, employers and organizations get together to ‘point out the child labour problem and define the guidelines to help child labourers’.
Haiti: The Maroon Woman
My name is Lucia Dominique Pascale Solages. I am a Haitian feminist, political activist, and one of the co-founders of NÈGÈS MAWON (“Maroon Woman”).
Bolivia: Church Considered “Suspicious” After Peace Mediation
The archbishop of La Paz, Percy Galván, assessed the summons in connection with coup allegations as an attempt at intimidation. "We saw this in Nicaragua, where a bishop was imprisoned because he did not want to take on going into exile."
Iran: Public statement
Public statement of a group of Latin American Women regarding the death of the Iranian protester Masha Amini
Nicaragua: Ortega Cracks Down on the Catholic Church
When Daniel Ortega came back to power in 2007, he promised not to make again the same mistakes he had made in his previous tenure (1979–1990).