Human Rights Defenders and ESMAD police in Medellín. Colombian national protests have been going on since April. Foto: Humano Salvaje, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Av: María Alejandra Moreno Jaramillo
In April the biggest protests in the modern history of Colombia took place. Since then there have been over 3000 cases of police brutality and 43 victims of homicides committed by the police. People protest against a whole system that does not protect life but privatizes and sectorizes it. Finding peace is something that can’t wait any longer. Action needs to be taken now, argues María Alejandra Moreno Jaramillo, project leader for Multicultural Sweden.
28 maj, 2021, Debatt, Magazine, Opinion
Datum och tid: 5 maj, 00:00
“We should go to the front, lay ourselves on the road until it stops, because we can’t continue to have this situation” We are discussing the current situation in Mozambique, that has been hit by violence, especially in Cabo Delgado the north. Because the information, both within and outside the country, is very limited on […]
12 maj, 2021, Kalendarium, Seminarier, Webbsändning
Recent developments in Indonesia are signalling a worrying trend concerning LGBTQ+ rights in the country. Photo: Tony Webster, Flickr.
Av: Alexandra Håkansson Schmidt
Individuals identifying with or belonging to the LGBTQ+ community are under attack in Indonesia. Since 2015, the violence towards the LGBTQ+ community has been on the rise. The violence has in many cases been sanctioned by the Indonesian state, who are further fueling hostile attitudes towards the community.
10 december, 2018, Article, English, Magazine
Indigenous and native groups have become minorities in areas they’ve historically controlled. Photo: Arne Hoel/World Bank, Flickr.
Av: Fredrik Björksten
A couple of centuries ago, there was really no need to talk about either indigenous or native populations. People were then, by definition, all natives to where they were born and lived. However, as colonialism started to spread across the globe, people with roots dating back centuries was being pushed away for the sake of […]
26 oktober, 2018, Editorial, English, Magazine
A Kichwa girl carrying her sack tumpline style near the Jondachi river in Ecuador.
Photo: Tomas Munita/CIFOR, Flickr.
Av: Johanna Caminati Engström och Lisa Elamson
In the last decade, progress has been made for the rights of the indigenous people of Ecuador. But despite a favourable legal context and numerous promises made by the government, their rights are still under threat by foreign economic interests.
26 oktober, 2018, Article, English, Magazine
A Sami residential school in Vaisaluokta, Lapland.
Photo: T. Dahllöf. Almquist & Cöster/Swedish National Heritage Board, Flickr
Av: Siobhán Coskeran och Tessa Stockburger
The rights of indigenous peoples are now recognised by the international community. But when it comes to education, the legacy of past discrimination has not been tackled.
26 oktober, 2018, Chronicle, English, FUF Lund, Magazine
What are low-income countries obligations in combating climate change? Foto: Khuroshvili Ilya, Flickr
Av: Dimen Hoshiar och Mathilda Englund
Climate change is global in its nature, yet nations argue who ought to undertake the responsibility of solving the issue of global warming. International negotiations resulted in the Kyoto Protocol, which exempted low income countries from any obligations. Frank Baber, from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, proposes a human rights approach in order to find a […]
27 februari, 2018, Article, English, FUF Lund, Magazine
