The number of those forced to flee their homes has increased every year for the past ten years. In 2021, a new record was reached, reaching the highest level ever.
According to Global Trends, the annual report published on Refugee...
By Alice Pistolesi
One million people have crossed the Ukrainian border in one week. An enormous, overwhelming and extremely rapid exodus, as emphasised by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, who said yesterday: "I have worked...
by Sofia Silei
In Ethiopia, where 80% of the population lives in rural areas, women contribute significantly to agricultural labour, yet their efforts often go unrecognized. They face severe challenges, including widespread gender-based violence, with one in three women experiencing...
By Aine Bennett
Reports emerged earlier this year of Ukrainian border guards preventing trans people, particularly trans women, including those with legal recognition of their gender, from exiting Ukraine following Russian bombardment. These episodes have cast a light on the...
by Thomas Gift* - The Conversation, OtherNews
Although she has been vice-president for three and a half years, recent polling showed that around one-third of Americans knew little about what Harris stood for heading into the speech. This result is...
by Sofia Silei
The trafficking and sexual exploitation of Nigerian women is a deeply rooted issue, perpetuated by organized crime networks that operate both within Nigeria and across Europe. These networks, predominantly composed of Nigerian nationals, facilitate the recruitment, transportation,...
by Unimondo (extract from Fanpage.it):
The United Nations condemns the Italian police: “Too many cases of racism, Parliament should intervene”. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) said it was “concerned by the numerous reports of widespread...
by Ambra Visentin
Ankara has adopted a complete and brutal reversal of its generous reception policy. In the report by the NGO Human Right Watch, published on 24 October, some 40 testimonies of deportees and relatives allowed its author, Nadia...
by Anna Violante
After a year of proposals, discussions, a parliamentary approval (early November) and numerous trips by Ms Meloni to African Countries, the Mattei plan was officially launched in the Italian Senate, where ordinary senators were temporarily barred from...
By Alessandro Federici*
The stereotype is that modern slavery is only a problem in the most distant countries. The reality, instead, is that you don't have to go far to find it. From the deep south of Spain to the...
