The Executive Board of Education International has passed a resolution condemning human rights violations in Colombia that have resulted in thousands of unionist deaths. Decades of attacks on human rights and the lives of more than a thousand trade unionists and social activists were at the center of a resolution adopted today, December 9th, by […]
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Colombia: Campaign Launched to Combat Death Threats Against Trade Unionists : Education International
Renewed death threats against education union leaders in Colombia have prompted a global support and solidarity campaign in protest against the continued repression and deaths, which now number more than 6,000. In a statement released today, 2 October, Education International (EI) called on its members and the global education community to express their outrage at […]
Academics take judicial action to halt threats and harassment
Filipino academics, supported by the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and a large education coalition, made a stand against the Duterte regime’s attacks on academic freedom and democracy. On 1 September, a broad coalition of education actors in the Philippines filed a petition against the 2020 Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) in the national Supreme Court. The […]