Ecuadorian social movements, left parties reject President Lasso’s “national agreement”
Following Lasso’s call for a “national agreement,” social organizations and progressive political parties rejected dialogue, criticizing Lasso’s neoliberal policies
The people of France continue to denounce pension reform
Around 2 million people took part in mobilizations held in over 250 locations across France on February 7 even as the parliament was debating the deeply unpopular pension reform
Biden’s student loan forgiveness program in jeopardy
Conservative lawmakers in the US have presented new legal challenges to the program, which will potentially impact 43 million people
Progressive comeback in Ecuador’s local elections
Ecuadorians rejected all eight measures in the recent referendum, which was promoted by conservatives, while the leftist Citizen Revolution Movement made significant gains
Should WHO’s Executive Board be discussing a more ambitious agenda?
The World Health Organization’s Executive Board`s agenda fails to incorporate global health governance discussions. Nicoletta Dentico and Lauren Paremoer clarify what’s missing at the EB table.
IACHR declares Colombian State responsible for extermination of left party
This follows the Special Jurisdiction for Peace from 2022 determining that during the genocide perpetrated against the party, nearly 6,000 people were murdered or disappeared
Digital rights activist Ola Bini declared innocent by Ecuadorian court
Ola Bini, who was charged with illegal access to a computer, was acquitted in a unanimous verdict by a three-judge tribunal
Two years after the coup, the people of Myanmar continue to suffer
The rights of the people of Myanmar continue to be trampled by the military junta, which operates with near-total impunity