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  • Mexico: Is Freedom of Violent Assembly and Association a Human Right?

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    Recurrent protests in Mexico City over the past three years have been by violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces. Physical injuries, damage to public infrastructure, destruction of businesses, lost sales and the blocking of public/private transportation caused by demonstrations has generated enormous economic costs. According to Mexico City Congressman Héctor […]

  • What’s going on in Ukraine?

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    People from all over the world see the black smoke from used tires, aggressive protesters throwing stones and molotovs in police and think: these are dangerous extremists! Why don’t they resolve all these questions in their parliament? The government tells the same to the people gathered at the Maidan in […]

  • A Silent Crime: Violence Against Women in Melanesia

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    The transition from subsistence to a cash economy is pushing Melanesian women into the workforce. The issue is not just about what is gained and what is lost but about challenging the discriminatory practices that suppress women from exercising their human rights.  Violence Against Women (VAW) is a silent crime that is […]

  • United Against Violence

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    On 1-3 November I participated in the International Conference on Non-Violence in Tunis, where activists, academics and journalists from the north and the south of the Mediterranean met to discuss regional strategies to support non-violent activism and democratic transition.  The conference aimed to strengthen solidarity and partnership between non-violent civil […]