A silent battle rages on in the bustling city of Accra. The struggle for LGBTQ+ rights in Ghana has reached a critical juncture, highlighting severe human rights violations that have captured global attention. The approval of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill by the Parliament of Ghana on February 28, 2024, marks a […]
It is 25 January 2011, the day of the Police celebration in Egypt. A. D. is 17 years old and has stepped onto the streets with his uncle in Fayoum, a city very close to the capital to protest against the police, the persecution of activists, artists and all political dissidents. However, protests in the […]
“I was insulted, tailed and offered ‘helicopter rides’, a reference to the way they used to throw disappeared prisoners into the sea during the Chilean dictatorship”. Maria Rivera, a Chilean lawyer and activist, described the climate in Chile during the Estallido Social, the social demonstrations that broke out in 2019 and continued during the COVID-19 […]
In December 2023, Chileans were asked to vote on a new constitution written by right-wing parties after the failure of the 2022 referendum, which proposed a constitution written by the left. The result was no different, however, and the new constitution was rejected by 56 per cent. Interviewed by The Bottom Up, Vicente Rodriguez, a […]