Case Study |  How Guatemala’s hydroelectric potential turned into a case of Unjust Transition
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Case Study | How Guatemala’s hydroelectric potential turned into a case of Unjust Transition

“This is a story of great pain. It disrupted the life of an entire community, causing death and irredeemable loss, leaving effects that are still felt to this day.”C. Human Rights Defender Hydroelectric power represents a viable alternative for an energy transition in Guatemala. Due to its geography and natural resources, Guatemala has the potential…

Occupational Health and Safety in the age of Climate Crisis
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Occupational Health and Safety in the age of Climate Crisis

11 years since the Rana Plaza tragedy, Occupational Health and Safety remains a pressing concern globally. Despite progress, millions still face occupational risks daily, exacerbated by climate change, and this is particularly true for Ready Made Garment workers in Bangladesh. Read here our case study, which explores the challenges for a Just Transition in the…

Case Study |  Ready-made disparity: the impact of unfair trading practices on just transition in Bangladesh’s Ready made garment sector
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Case Study | Ready-made disparity: the impact of unfair trading practices on just transition in Bangladesh’s Ready made garment sector

“Leaving behind our ancestral lands due to the relentless river erosion was a heart-wrenching choice. Coming to Dhaka in search of a better life seemed like the only option, but the challenges here were unlike any I’d imagined. The hope for economic stability led me to the garment industry, but the harsh reality hit me…

Solidarity protests with Palestinian people banned in at least 12 EU countries, finds new analysis, six months on from the horrific Hamas attack on 7 October
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Solidarity protests with Palestinian people banned in at least 12 EU countries, finds new analysis, six months on from the horrific Hamas attack on 7 October

Protests banned on grounds of protecting ‘public order’ and ‘security’ The European Civic Forum, Civil Liberties Union for Europe, CIVICUS, European Network Against Racism and Solidar are calling on the European Commission to address at the highest political level the unlawful restrictions on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression imposed by member states since the dramatic escalation of violence…

Case Study |  Unveiling the social effects of oil palm monoculture in Montes De María in Colombia
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Case Study | Unveiling the social effects of oil palm monoculture in Montes De María in Colombia

Colombia is the largest oil palm producer in Latin America and the fourth largest in the world. This crop has been promoted as a development factor since the end of the last century. In the case of the Montes de María region, the recent expansion of the oil palm agribusiness model was due to a…

THE DIRE SITUATION IN WAR-TORN PALESTINE
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THE DIRE SITUATION IN WAR-TORN PALESTINE

THE DIRE SITUATION IN WAR-TORN PALESTINE Original article in Swedish  A delegation of Olof Palme International Center, SOLIDAR member based in Sweden, has recently travelled to Palestine and Israel to meet their local partners and other political representatives and civil society organisations.  Anna Sundström, Secretary General of Olof Palme International Center and Chair of the SOLIDAR…

Three years after the Coup: EU’s Actions for Freedom and Dignity in Myanmar
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Three years after the Coup: EU’s Actions for Freedom and Dignity in Myanmar

Three years after the Coup: EU’s Actions for Freedom and Dignity in Myanmar February 1st marked the sad third anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar. Since then, thousands of activists and trade unionists have been arbitrarily arrested, tortured, killed, and exposed to “abuses that amount to crimes against humanity” (Human Rights World Report 2023)….