UNESCO’s World Heritage list is being taken advantage of; culture is being used for political and economic ends.Read the full article
“Economic reform programmes should undergo human rights and social impact assessments. Such assessments should be carried out in consultation with affected rights holders and civil society.”Read the full article
“The fact is that the government of Nicolás Maduro has decided, again, to change the rules of the game. It is using electoral game theory to carry out constitutional fraud.”Read the full article
Education, supposedly the means to the humanist ideal of emancipation and instruction for all, has been the subject of successive reforms imposed by the European Union, which have in reality made economic competitiveness the primary [...]Read the full article
Do we want a resource-starved prison system which focuses on incarceration and control instead of rehabilitation? Or can we take the ‘high road’ toward social justice, cohesion and public security?Read the full article
Work-related suicides should not dismissed as a last cry for help. They are a last cry of protest.Read the full article
Based on rights and democratic ownership, the Decent Work Agenda is the foundation for sustainable development, as opposed to palliative interventions.Read the full article
“The attack on CEU has been framed as a measure ‘to protect the nation’ rather than something which jeopardises academic freedom.”Read the full article
“It would appear women’s rights are reaching a global crisis point. If governments are truly committed to ending FGM by 2030, much more action will need to be taken.”Read the full article
At a time when many challenge globalisation over inequalities, social rights provide the foundations to protect the most vulnerable and build a fairer world.Read the full article
It is clear that global supply chains cannot and will not be sustainable unless they are based on the principles of decent work.Read the full article
As well as subsidising the global economy through cheap, undervalued paid labour, women are doing so through their unpaid labour.Read the full article
