The world the media paint becomes the face of the societies we live in. The under-representation, or outright exclusion, of certain communities from the media, makes them invisible. And when people are invisible, their rights can much more easily be violated. Migrant and refugees, like...
The Global Compact for Migration is the first-ever UN global agreement on a common approach to international migration in all its dimensions. The global compact is non-legally binding. It is grounded in values of state sovereignty, responsibility-sharing, non-discrimination, and human rights, and recognizes that a...
Choose the language you use carefully. Consider the ideologies and connotations behind the words you use. Challenge stereotypes, and avoid sweeping generalisations. There is no one single migrant/Muslim/Jewish/Roma “community”, but instead diverse communities of individuals who have more to offer that just their migrant, ethnic...
Rey Asis For the more than 95 million international migrants in Asia Pacific, many of whom are temporary migrant workers, exercising communication rights is vital for them to navigate their new environment, communicate well with employers, peers and community, or simply express themselves confidently, responsibly and...
Doris Falcón La crisis en Venezuela se ha profundizado durante los años 2021, 2022 y lo que va de 2023, con lo cual se afirma que aún se mantienen las condiciones económicas, sociales y políticas que expulsaron a más de 7 millones de personas según informe...
Juan Patricio Gavilán Since the 1960s, the indigenous people of West Papua have endured a repressive colonial occupation by Indonesia, heavily militarised and extractivist, it has been called “Indonesia’s Palestine” and a “slow motion genocide”. Foreign journalists have been banned from the region and UN bodies,...
