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27 November 2023

New human rights in the digital age: Mercosur’s contribution to international regulation

Atahualpa Blanchet: “The declaration by Mercosur human rights ministers on artificial intelligence stands as a guiding light in the search for a fair balance between technological innovation and the protection of [...]Read the full article

11 October 2023

Culture

The case for a European prize for art

Ned Hercock: Europeans are living through an extraordinary historical moment. Great contemporary works of art help them grasp it.Read the full article

27 September 2023

Human rights

‘Blood carbon’: why Indigenous peoples are paying the price for false solutions to the climate crisis

Martin Léna: “The solutions we seek to provide to the climate crisis must not and cannot be disconnected from social justice and human rights. Those who are most vulnerable to climate change, and who are also the least responsible for it, are equally [...]Read the full article

13 September 2023

Labour

Authors’ rights for journalists: a necessary luxury

Pamela Morinière: “Being recognised as an author should not be the exclusive privilege of creative writers, especially against a backdrop of fake news, where a journalist’s signature is a guarantee of quality and [...]Read the full article

20 July 2023

Environment

‘Carbon colonialism’ and tackling Europe’s global footprint

Laurie Parsons: “Contemporary global supply chains increase environmental risks through greenhouse-gas emissions while siphoning off the resources needed to deal with them. Rather than environmental progress, this is environmental [...]Read the full article

6 July 2023

Labour

“A force to build a better world for working people, now more than ever”: the ITUC Global Rights Index at 10

Loredana Carta: “The ITUC Global Rights Index is now, more than ever, a powerful force to build a better world for working people. It has been used to force governments to improve workers’ right in return for international loans, trade unions have used the Index [...]Read the full article

15 June 2023

Labour

The impact of forced displacement on labour market outcomes in Jordan

Mohammad Al Maita: From the point of view of trade unions, which play a crucial role in defending the rights and welfare of all workers, including refugees, the refugee situation in Jordan presents unique challenges and [...]Read the full article

11 May 2023

Human rights

Turkey’s political future is at a crossroads

Enis Coşkun: On 14 May, the people of Turkey will elect their president and members of parliament. A hundred years after the foundation of a secular state under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal, these elections are crucial to the country’s [...]Read the full article

20 April 2023

Human rights

Alarmist rhetoric about ‘mass immigration’ paints a picture out of step with reality

Abdeslam Marfouk: Despite the increase in absolute terms, the number of international migrants is still a very small fraction of the world population: 3.6 per cent in 2020, compared to 2.5 per cent in 1960. This means that 97 out of every 100 people in the world [...]Read the full article

6 April 2023

Labour

As Recruitment Advisor turns five, ensuring decent work for migrant workers remains a huge challenge

Ira Rachmawati: Recruitment Advisor has been actively used as an organising tool by unions to reach out to migrant workers and build trust. In addition, unions that utilise the platform have been able to increase cooperation with other unions in origin or [...]Read the full article

16 March 2023

Human rights

Record numbers of displaced Africans face worsening prospects

Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo: While the world focuses on Ukraine, unprecedented funding shortages and shrinking migration pathways leave Africans stranded.Read the full article

2 March 2023

Human rights

As the Orpea scandal and others remind us, profit-making has no place in care

Tuscany Bell: “Long-term care facilities are subsidised to a large extent by public money. When financial risks aimed solely at increasing profitability do not pay off, it is the state which must ultimately step in to ensure the welfare of care recipients, [...]Read the full article

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