In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to defend the island’s political sovereignty and its right to self-determination
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Mexico one step closer to a military state
The passage of the new Internal Security Law should concern all who care about democracy and human rights, says XOCHI WRIGHT
[Xochi Wright]
Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday
The Wye, Usk, Arrow and Lugg were once treasured for their clean waters – today, pollution and corporate excess are fuelling demands for a return to public ownership, says MARK SEDDON
The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE
Rising support for Farage’s party reflects Labour’s failure to defend working-class living standards or offer a credible alternative to neoliberal decline, says JOSEPH MILLS
Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains
A RISE in the number of civilian deaths and forced disappearances is likely following the approval of a new security law, say human rights defenders in Mexico.
In spite of a strongly worded list of concerns from UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, representations from Amnesty International, a letter from AI general secretary Salil Shetty to the Mexican president and opposition from dozens of Mexican NGOs, the Mexican Senate has given the green light to the Ley de Seguridad Interna (Internal Security Law) after a 15-hour session.
As the countdown to next year’s presidential election begins, human rights organisations and academics have condemned the move, with one calling the law, which in effect allows the president to hand power to the military to patrol areas which the government deems unstable, a “coup d’etat.”
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