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Five years of gender apartheid in Afghanistan: a test for international justice

Fibgar — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Five years after the Taliban seized Kabul, Afghanistan continues to face one of the world’s most serious humanitarian and human rights crises. The country is in a situation characterised by extreme poverty, dependence on international aid, the deterioration of public institutions and the absence of effective safeguards for the exercise of fundamental freedoms. Millions of...

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The economic situation in Nicaragua under the Ortega-Murillo regime and the repression of peasants and indigenous communities

Fibgar — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Nicaragua possesses a wealth of natural resources, notably gold and timber, but its strategic geographical position has also encouraged large-scale projects such as the Nicaragua Canal, with foreign backing – notably from major Chinese investors – and has served as a gateway or transit zone for migrants travelling between South and North America. But how...

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Do you know what happened in Latin America? ALERTA Latam Observatory monthly newsletter—July 2026

Fibgar — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Peru: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights finds Peru internationally liable for failing to provide effective judicial protection in connection with the dismissal of workers from the state-owned port company ENAPU On July 15, 2026, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued its judgment in the case of Bravo Garvich and Other Dismissed Workers of...

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Spain takes another step forward in support of whistleblowers: a body has been set up to oversee the protection of those who report irregularities

Fibgar — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000

The Independent Whistleblower Protection Authority (AIPI) has marked a new milestone in the consolidation of the Spanish whistleblower protection system with the establishment of its Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee. The body was established with the attendance of 11 of the 13 appointed members, alongside the president of the AIPI and the director of the Monitoring...

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The nameless trap: human trafficking in an age of global fraud

Fibgar — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000

This 30 July marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons under the slogan ‘Caught in the Scam’. A slogan that highlights a rapidly expanding form of exploitation: people recruited with false promises of employment and confined to centres where they are forced, through violence and threats, to commit digital fraud on an industrial scale. But...

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The Peruvian Amazon: from the ‘green lung’ to illegal gold, social and environmental conflicts: between unenforced laws and forgotten indigenous peoples

Fibgar — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:53:11 +0000

Introduction Historically, the cultural diversity of countries has, on numerous occasions, been characterised by practices of racism and exclusion towards indigenous peoples. This situation is reflected in the limited exercise of their rights and duties, as well as the insufficient incorporation of their basic needs into public policies; this creates gaps in maintaining a healthy...

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The report on the first session of the series “8M: a 365-day journey” organised by FIBGAR’s Ecuador branch is now available

Fibgar — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:28:34 +0000

FIBGAR’s Ecuador office presents the report on the first session of the series “8M: a 365-day journey”, an initiative designed to promote ongoing spaces for reflection, dialogue and education on women’s rights and the challenges that remain in achieving substantive equality in the various spheres of social, political, economic and cultural life. This first session...

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The Assembly of States Parties faces a historic decision: a decisive moment for international criminal justice

Fibgar — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Today, 24 July 2026, the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute is meeting in an extraordinary session at the United Nations headquarters in New York to decide on the possible removal of the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim A. A. Khan KC. This is an unprecedented situation – as,...

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Risks and threats posed by the absence of democratic memory: a case study of Nicaragua

Fibgar — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Introduction Democratic transition processes are historically complex and fragile, characterised simultaneously by the need to break with authoritarian regimes and the political demand for strong institutions. The experience of various countries shows that a merely formal transition does not guarantee its durability and, in this sense, the construction of a democratic memory is a determining...

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90 years since the 1936 coup: why we continue to remember

Fibgar — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000

On 17 July 1936, a group of military officers rebelled against the legitimate government of the Second Spanish Republic. The uprising began in the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco, in cities such as Melilla, Tetouan and Ceuta. The following day, 18 July, it spread throughout Spain. The coup plotters’ plan was to seize power within a...

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