The Yuqui people of Bolivia fight for survival against logging and Covid-19
The Yuqui people of the Bolivian Amazon fight not only to survive in the face of settlers, logging and Covid-19, but to preserve their culture and identity.
Sarah Everard’s murder concerns all men
Sarah Everard’s femicide highlights the inadequacy of policies tackling violence against women, where blame is often shifted from aggressors to victims. We speak to Jackson Katz, who works with men to prevent such injustice.
Turkey withdraws from the Istanbul Convention on violence against women
President Erdoğan has pulled Turkey out of the Istanbul Convention, key in the fight against gender violence, claiming that it favours the LGBT community rather than family values.
Nothing has stopped Lewis Hamilton from fighting for the planet
Lewis Hamilton, seven-time world champion and first-ever black Formula 1 driver, has devoted himself to human and animal rights, and the environment.
Indigenous leaders want the ICC to try Bolsonaro for crimes against humanity
Jair Bolsonaro is accused of crimes against humanity for persecuting indigenous Brazilians and destroying the Amazon. We speak to William Bourdon and Charly Salkazanov, the lawyers bringing the case before the ICC.
Indian climate activist Disha Ravi arrested for supporting farmers’ protests
Arrested for supporting farmers. The alarming detention of Disha Ravi, a 22-year-old Indian activist at the fore of the Fridays for Future movement.
The demographic and cultural genocide of China’s Uyghur population
The Uyghur population is subject to violent repression at the hands of the Chinese state, with reports of mass sterilisations, re-education camps and forced labour.
As if they never existed. More women have gone missing in Peru during the pandemic
The consequences of the coronavirus in Peru go far beyond health and the economy as lockdown has led to the disappearance of thousands of girls and women.
Violence against women in Peru, the story of Marleny Estrada Bolivar
Violence against women in Peru has increased as a result of Covid-19 lockdowns as they have been confined to abusive households.
The family of Joys Estefani Qqueccaño, a disappeared woman in Peru
The family of Joys Estefani Qqueccaño, a disappeared woman in Peru, struggle to find her.