Human rights
11 passengers ejected from a Vueling flight after a protest over on-board deported
NGOs support those that were thrown off the plane. More than 1.500 non-profit organisations, groups and individuals have joined the campaign #YouLoveFlying.
Techfugees, empowering the displaced with technology
Smartphones and technology have changed how people respond to large humanitarian crisis. The aim of the project is giving response to the needs of refugees.
Amnesty International condemns killings and mass deplacements in South Sudan
The international organisation has blamed the government of the country for the looting perpetrated against the civilian population in the Upper Nile region in the first half of 2017.
Pascale Coissard: “Only 7.5% of those who were meant to be relocated and resettled have arrived in Spain”
The spokesperson of the Catalan Refugee Aid Commission, Pascale Coissard, tells us about the situation experienced by many refugees and the task carried out by her organisation to defend their rights.
Iranian women campaign against the obligatory wearing of headscarves
#WhiteWesdnesdays is a social media initiative launched by the activist Masih Alinejad aiming to empower women and giving them a voice.
#WithRefugees campaign stands for families that flee their homes
The petition was launched in 2016 and for the World Refugee Day 2017 it has already reached more than 1.5 million pledges.
A comic chronicle about the life of refugees in the Middle East
Sarah Glidden tells her experience from post-war Iraq until civil revolution in Syria through vignettes.
281 human rights defenders killed in 2016
Amnesty International releases a report within the framework of its new campaign “Brave” calling for the elimination of repressive laws and to ensure the safety of people fighting injustice.
Mental Health Europe launches animated video to raise awareness on persons with disabilities
MHE present a new video on Article 27 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the right to work.
Is the digital gap growing or shrinking?
Over 50% of the world population uses the Internet. 2016 is the year this incredible hallmark was reached. But what happens with the other half?
“Come Now!” campaign will pressure institutions to ensure the reception of refugees
The purpose of the campaign is to make sure Spain welcomes at least the 17,337 refugees to which it committed itself.
Isabel Baixeras: “We are the first European nonprofit organisation to denounce the failure to comply with the commitment to receive refugees”
Stop Mare Mortum, and Isabel Baixeras at the helm, demands that the Spanish Government adopts precautionary measures to guarantee the relocations imposed from Brussels before the month of September.
Jose Peñín: “The rise in populist and xenophobic speeches is instigating discriminatory attitudes”
SOS Racisme Catalunya takes care of the people who experience racism and helps them to report those situations with campaigns aimed at generating awareness.
Which non-profit organisations work in the LGBTI field?
There are many different organisations around the world standing for human rights and fighting to recognise the LGBTI community.
Amnesty International sees the risk of xenophobic speech against human rights as spreading
The international organisation has published its Annual Report for 2016/2017, with particular emphasis on hate speech, which it claims could give rise to fear and division.
David Forniès: “Stateless peoples continue to suffer the negation of rights, discrimination and even violence”
CIEMEN works to raise awareness and promote the Catalan national reality in the world, to spread knowledge about stateless peoples and also to defend their rights.