Human rights

Historic demonstration for the right to housing in Barcelona. ‘It’s not just the rent: they are kicking us out of our cities’.

Barcelona was once again the scene of a massive demonstration that took to the streets of the city …

The Gambian activist is one of the visible faces of Wassu Kafo, an NGO that fights against genital mutilation and child marriage.

Female genital mutilation is very present in Gambia and in many of the surrounding countries. Generating social and …

This October marks the first anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack that killed 1,180 Israelis, in addition to the kidnapping of 251 hostages. Israel’s brutal reaction, with the murder of more than 40,000 Palestinians and the invasion of Lebanon, has …

President Von Der Leyen removed the post of Equality Commissioner from the new executive: a decision that caused consternation and concern among European voluntary associations.

Ursula Von Der Leyen will officially begin her term as head of the European Commission …

Inadequate working conditions aggravate mental health problems or increase the probability of developing them, especially among young people and vulnerable groups.

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work defines precarious work as “non-standard, atypical or alternative employment characterized …

On the second anniversary of the murder of Kurdish intellectual Nagihan Akarsel, an international committee took action to prevent further femicides and political assassinations.

The Turkish-Kurdish conflict dates back to 1984, when the PKK, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, announced …

‘We can hardly do anything here: we have to get up at 7 o’clock because it’s already too hot’. Oussama, Salah and Jawad are three young men who live in Sant Cugat in an abandoned van. All three were born …

That fashion is one of the most polluting sectors on the earth is hardly news. According to a 2018 United Nations report, due to long supply chains and energy-intensive production, this sector contributes about 10 percent of global greenhouse gas …

When the law on same-sex marriage came into force in Spain in the summer of 2005, it was not only the fulfilment of an electoral promise made by the Socialist José Luís Rodríguez Zapatero, but also the affirmation of an …

How do we understand and how do we accompany trans adolescents? This is the question posed by Miquel Missé -sociologist and expert in gender and sexuality- and Noemi Parra -doctor in gender studies, anthropologist and social worker- in the book …