A report published by the organization Global Witness states that at least 124 defenders of land and the natural environment were killed worldwide during 2025. The report, which warns that the data are documented cases but that there are undoubtedly many more that are not known, states that Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants and peasant farmers are … Read more

Within a very short period of time (July through September 2026), several human rights monitoring bodies issued statements warning of the grave situation facing Indigenous Peoples and Afro-Hondurans in Honduras. Taken together, these international inputs should allow not only for a better understanding of the reality in Honduras but, above all, for finding ways to … Read more

According to the initial considerations released by the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights at the close of its visit to the country in August 2026, business activities, especially in the extractive and agribusiness sectors, generate serious impacts on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, labor rights, and the environment, within a context … Read more

Andy Burnham took office as British prime minister on July 20, after being elected leader of the Labour Party, amid an economic crisis, widespread criticism of his predecessor, and, in general, a significant loss of confidence in the government. The successive changes in the country’s top leadership (among both Conservatives and Labour) have not brought … Read more

The launch of the Pax Silica initiative in June, followed in July by the proposal for a new global organization on Artificial Intelligence, leaves little room for doubt about the extraordinary importance of the issue—not only from a technological standpoint, but above all from a geopolitical one. Nor is their close timing a coincidence, just as it is no coincidence that the sponsoring countries—the United States and China—are the two principal contenders for dominance over global politics, the world economy, … Read more

On November 3, 2026, in the U.S. state of California, a referendum will be held aiming to approve a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of billionaires. It is expected to raise $100 billion for the benefit of the state’s health care system. Ballot Initiatives in the U.S. Alongside the election of executive or legislative … Read more

On June 22 and 23, 2026, UN Member States gathered at the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly in New York to consider and ultimately adopt a new Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS. The agreement establishes the global priorities, targets, and actions that will guide the HIV response over the next five years and accelerate progress … Read more

On June 24, 2026, Quito, the capital of Ecuador, saw the arrival of around 160 members of the Siekopai Indigenous People, “the nation of the multicolored people,” to demand the definitive compliance with a historic court ruling that orders the formal titling of their ancestral territory in the Amazon region, which is located within a … Read more

On June 12, 2026, the 114th International Labour Conference adopted the first International Labour Convention relating to people who work on what are currently called “digital platforms.” The Convention was approved by a large majority of the conference delegates: 406 in favor, 8 against, and 36 abstentions. As is well known, in the ILO, States … Read more

During June 2026, the 114th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) is being held in Geneva, Switzerland. Representatives of governments, employers, and workers from the 187 ILO Member States participate in this major annual assembly, which addresses various topics related to the world of work, such as decent work in the platform economy, the … Read more

On 21 May 2026, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), based in The Hague, issued an Advisory Opinion determining that the right to strike is internationally protected under Convention 87 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) concerning freedom of association. In its operative clause, the ICJ decision states: “By ten votes to four, it is … Read more

Between 20 April and 1 May 2026, the 25th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (hereinafter, the Permanent Forum) took place. The Permanent Forum is an advisory body to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), established in the year 2000 with the mandate to examine issues pertaining to Indigenous … Read more

Bees are insects that inhabit all continents except Antarctica, although a greater number of species are found in arid and temperate zones than in tropical regions closer to the equator. Over 20,000 distinct subspecies of bees are currently recognized, classified into seven families. Bees constitute an integral component of the biodiversity upon which all human … Read more

In order to circumvent the consequences of the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026, which nullified its tariff strategy, the U.S. administration intends to invoke the Trade Act of 1974 to impose punitive tariffs on dozens of countries, alleging their lack of concrete action against forced labor. Nevertheless, evidence suggests that it is within the … Read more

Within the framework of the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council, held between February 23 and April 2, 2026, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights presented reports on the human rights situation in Guatemala and Honduras. In both documents, Indigenous Peoples and Afro-descendants held a significant place as a result of … Read more

Resolution A/80/L.48 of the United Nations General Assembly, adopted on March 25, 2026, establishes in its first two operative paragraphs: “1. Unequivocally condemns the trafficking of enslaved Africans and the racialized enslavement of Africans, slavery, and the transatlantic slave trade, which it considers the most inhumane and enduring injustice against humanity; 2. Declares that the … Read more

Recent statements issued by monitoring bodies of the United Nations human rights system have addressed the situation of Afro-descendant and Indigenous individuals and communities in the countries of the Río de la Plata region. Although these statements originate from different institutional mechanisms, they provide insight into two key aspects. On the one hand, they reveal … Read more

More than a century has passed since the adoption of International Labour Convention No. 1 (1919) of the International Labour Organization (ILO), which sought to establish, at a global level, a maximum limit of eight working hours per day and a weekly limit of forty-eight hours in the industrial sector. The Constitution of the ILO … Read more

According to the official historical narrative embraced by the current U.S. administration, neither Indigenous peoples, nor descendants of enslaved Africans, nor Asians or Latin Americans have any place in the formation of the North American country. Only “Western civilization,” now supposedly in decline, is said to possess values worth protecting and restoring in order to … Read more

At the start of this turbulent year of 2026, we have witnessed massive social struggles that have achieved modest yet meaningful gains—successfully halting blatant violations of rights and improving conditions for hundreds of thousands of people whose only “crime” is wanting to live with dignity in a country where they were not born. Though differing … Read more