Shrinking Space: Zimbabwean activists keep denouncing critical state
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Shrinking Space: Zimbabwean activists keep denouncing critical state

SOLIDAR participated in a meeting organised by Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the Zimbabwean Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) on 20th August 2020, to address and inform on the current situation of Human Right Defenders and activists in the country.  With the aim to organise international solidarity with those facing repression, the hosts invited national speakers that could narrate first hand the state of affairs: members of ANC, SACP, Zimbabwe…

Shrinking Space: Benoit Maria, HRD working with indigenous population for over 20 years, murdered in Guatemala
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Shrinking Space: Benoit Maria, HRD working with indigenous population for over 20 years, murdered in Guatemala

Member organisations from the Foro de ONGs Internacionales en Guatemala (FONGI) are denouncing the murder of the activist and Human Rights Defender (HRD) Benoit Maria, who worked for the Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières – Agronomists and Veterinarians Without Borders. The situation for Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala is reaching critical conditions. They face defamation, persecution and, ultimately, murder. This is possible thanks to the…

Shrinking Space: call for the drop of all charges against arrested Cambodian Union Leader Rong Chhun
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Shrinking Space: call for the drop of all charges against arrested Cambodian Union Leader Rong Chhun

The Global Union Federations is calling Cambodia to release Rong Chhun and other trade unionists in the country. Rong Chhun, president of the Cambodian Confederation of Unions, was arrested by police at his home on 31st July, after the Cambodian Border Affairs Committee publicly called on authorities to take action against the unionist for his comments, following a…

Shrinking Space: worrying crackdown on opposition and unions’ leaders in Zimbabwe
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Shrinking Space: worrying crackdown on opposition and unions’ leaders in Zimbabwe

Shrinking Space: worrying crackdown on opposition and unions’ leaders in Zimbabwe A renewed wave of repression of freedom of association and peaceful assembly is hitting Zimbabwean human rights defenders, opposition supporters, civil society and trade union activists.  The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), reported that the situation is worsening day by day. The most recent examples are:  In…

Ups and Downs in the Updated Skills Agenda
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Ups and Downs in the Updated Skills Agenda

The European Commission presented on 1 July the awaited Updated Skills Agenda, which aims at identifying the skills that Europeans’ should be equipped with, to meet the requirements of changing societal and working environments over the next five years. At times when nothing less than defining a new normality is needed, the Skills Agenda is a piece of policy-making that can facilitate equal access to the attainment…

Palestine: call for effective measures to stop annexations by Israel
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Palestine: call for effective measures to stop annexations by Israel

Palestine: call for effective measures to stop annexations by Israel 1st of July was the announced date for the beginning of the Israeli plan to annex more than 30% of the occupied West Bank.   Faced with great uncertainty about whether Israel will finally go ahead with the annexation initiative, which has generated international condemnation from some…

2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: SOLIDAR actions in the field
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2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: SOLIDAR actions in the field

2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: SOLIDAR actions in the field Together with its members, partners and allies, SOLIDAR Network is committed to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. More in particular, it works all around the world to ensure the progressive realisation of Economic and Social Rights and for an enabling space for…

The future of EU’s Artificial Strategy: CSOs voice on digitalisation
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The future of EU’s Artificial Strategy: CSOs voice on digitalisation

On 12 June 2020, SOLIDAR Foundation has provided its views on the European Commission public consultation on the White Paper on Artificial Intelligence (AI) – A European Approach. The White Paper represents the initial strategy of the new European Commission on the future of AI in Europe. It presents a vision solely informed by an…