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Guatemala, Maya women fight to defend indigenous textiles from the fashion industry

Guatemala, Maya women fight to defend indigenous textiles from the fashion industry

An organisation that unites over 1,000 mainly Maya women in Guatemala has expressed alarm that indigenous handicrafts, textiles called “huipiles” in particular, are under threat because underpriced industrial fabrics appropriating indigenous patterns have flooded the Guatemalan market, depriving many native women of their main source of income. Read more: Down to Xjabelle, the fashion collection by a young designer with Down

Azraq is the world’s first refugee camp powered by solar energy

Azraq is the world’s first refugee camp powered by solar energy

The solar plant in Jordan’s Azraq refugee camp has started to produce energy, allowing Syrian refugees in the camp to have electricity in their tents. It’s the world’s first refugee camp to be powered by renewable energy: a 2MW plant managed by the UNHCR and financed thanks to the Brighter Lives for Refugees campaign launched

Death penalty. Global executions fell 37% in 2016, says Amnesty

Death penalty. Global executions fell 37% in 2016, says Amnesty

Il rapporto annuale di Anmesty International sulla pena di morte indica dati positivi. Ma in Cina le stime ufficiali non sono giudicate affidabili.

India, ending child marriage by making young girls the agents of change

India, ending child marriage by making young girls the agents of change

Once shy, the adolescent girls of Gumma Block in India Gajapati district now speak out, laugh and dance to live the life upto their expectation.

Climate change is a fact and women are tackling it

Climate change is a fact and women are tackling it

by Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris and Chair of C40 Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington D.C. Manuela Carmena, Mayor of Madrid Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona Helen Fernández, Mayor of Caracas Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Mayor of Warsaw Zandile Gumede, Mayor of Durban Fumiko Hayashi, Mayor of Yokohama Patricia de Lille, Mayor of Cape Town Clover Moore,

Argentina, beauty pageants banned all over the country. Women’s rights activists celebrate

Argentina, beauty pageants banned all over the country. Women’s rights activists celebrate

In a response to concerns over hate crimes against women in Argentina organisers announced the suspension of the Miss Reef beauty contest for the first time in its 23-year history. The long-standing controversy surrounding the values promoted through the contest, commonly known as “the backside of the summer”, has escalated in the wake of an

A marathon in the Tindouf refugee camps reminds us that African decolonisation isn’t over

A marathon in the Tindouf refugee camps reminds us that African decolonisation isn’t over

Si chiama Sahara Marathon ed è una maratona tra i campi profughi di Tindouf, in Algeria. Una volta all’anno ci ricorda che la decolonizzazione in Africa non è ancora finita.

Phil Robertson. Myanmar pursued ethnic cleansing and apartheid against Rohingya Muslims

Phil Robertson. Myanmar pursued ethnic cleansing and apartheid against Rohingya Muslims

Phil Robertson of Human Rights Watch says that ethnic cleansing was pursued against Rohingya Muslims. And Aung San Suu Kyi also has responsibility.

Malala’s response to Trump’s decision of banning people fleeing war

Malala’s response to Trump’s decision of banning people fleeing war

“I am heartbroken that today President Trump is closing the door on children, mothers and fathers fleeing violence and war. I am heartbroken that America is turning its back on a proud history of welcoming refugees and immigrants — the people who helped build your country, ready to work hard in exchange for a fair

Women’s March, the story behind the largest demonstration in US history

Women’s March, the story behind the largest demonstration in US history

These past few days have seen millions of people pour out onto the streets in the United States to join two historic – yet opposing – rallies. The first marked the inauguration of Donald Trump as 45th President of the United States and took place in Washington DC on the 20th January. The second was also