The COVID-19 pandemic that shook the world in 2020 and which constitutes one of the greatest humanitarian crises of modern times, once again places human rights and the defence of life at the centre of discussions. The state of global calamity redirected our focus and our activities and required urgent decision-making. Although the pandemic threatens […]
“Deliver us Lord, from the virus of endless nights, keep reminding us that it was You who made us sentinels of the dawn. This Christmas, deliver us Lord from the virus of individualism that builds walls, and magnify in us the solidarity that builds bridges.” (Inspired by a poem by Cardinal José Tolentino Mendonça) […]
On 10 December, the world turns its attention to celebrating International Human Rights Day. A historic date instituted in the post-war period by the UN as a result of the many grassroots uprisings and social organizations’ struggles for rights for all. Social struggles for the right to land, freedom of movement, to vote, for civil, […]
“Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.” This reflection, from black, North American poet Maya Angelou and reclaimed by Makota Celinha, set out in bold the theme of the round table dialogue “Between drums and bells: the resistance of black people,” held last Thursday (12). This […]
As well as guaranteeing the right to food, the project “Popular Education in Times of Pandemic” promotes training and awareness-raising activities for peripheral communities in Maceió (AL) The pandemic global disaster has redirected CESE’s vision and activities to support emergency and humanitarian projects in order to combat the advance of the coronavirus. Prioritizing initiatives […]
On 29/10, CESE’s institutional board, executive team and partner organizations welcomed Magali Cunha, journalist and doctor of Communication Sciences, to debate “Fundamentalisms in Latin America and the attack on Human Rights”. During the discussion, Magali warned that this profoundly conservative ideology not only threatens democratic life, but also limits the fundamental rights of minorities. Magali […]