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Behind the Passion: the human cost of the Qatar World Cup
Fundación para la Democracia presents the 2024 update of its report on the human rights situation of migrant workers in Qatar. Fundación para la Democ…
Peru confirms runoff between Fujimori and Sánchez in an election marked by delays and complaints
Roberto Sánchez consolidated his growth in the country’s interior and will face Keiko Fujimori in June, in a setting shaped by polarization and the po…
Press freedom in the Maldives faces a new wave of state persecution
Human Rights Watch denounced that the Maldivian government jailed journalists, raided independent media outlets and deepened censorship measures amid …
International concern grows over the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa
The WHO declared an international health emergency after infections were reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kinshasa, while …
Israel used bombings of civilian buildings to displace the Palestinian population, report warns
Amnesty International warned that demolitions of homes and civilian buildings in Gaza are continuing even after the so-called ceasefire and denounced …
Poland accused of collaborating in deportations of Ukrainian migrants to a war zone
According to the complaint, more than 50 people were transferred by ICE through Polish territory before being sent to Ukraine, despite the ongoing arm…
Women sustain small-scale fishing but remain excluded from decision-making
The FAO warned about the invisibility and gender inequalities in Latin America's fishing sector. A report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of …
Spain and the WHO deploy a health operation after hantavirus outbreak at sea
The cruise ship MV Hondius arrived in Tenerife after weeks of isolation and international epidemiological surveillance. This weekend, passengers and c…
The IACHR denounced new human rights violations in Venezuela
The body warned about arbitrary detentions, lack of medical care and restrictions against opponents of the Venezuelan government. On May 5, the Inter-…
Behind the Passion
A World Cup in which we all lost. Report on the human rights situation of migrant workers in Qatar. Ever since Qatar won the rights to host the 2022 W…
Policy of forced assimilation against Tibetan children in China denounced
A Human Rights Watch report denounces that the education policies promoted by Beijing are displacing the Tibetan language and deepening the forced int…
The fight against hepatitis is advancing, but not enough to stop the crisis
Although infections and mortality have fallen, millions of people remain undiagnosed and untreated, according to the WHO. Last week, the World Health …