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Cuba hosts conference to transform knowledge into political action

Published on: December 11, 2024
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Havana, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) Delegates from 18 countries are meeting here at the International Conference Cuba 2024. Decade of Afro-descendants, a forum to transform the experience and knowledge acquired into political action.

Martí and Fidel, permanent presences at meeting on Afro-descendants

Published on: December 9, 2024
16:29

Havana, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro and Cuban National Hero José Martí are two legitimate and permanent presences at the International Conference Cuba 2024. Decade of Afro-Descendants, Minister of Culture Alpidio Alonso said on Monday.

Cuba presents report to eliminate discrimination against women

Published on: October 18, 2024
10:28

Geneva, Switzerland, Oct 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will present here today the 9th report to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).

Afghanistan rejects accusations of citizen discrimination

Published on: October 2, 2024
11:20

Kabul, 2 Oct (Prensa Latina) Following the recent declarations of the ambassador and special representative of the Iranian president in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate (Taliban government) expressed today there is discrimination against its citizens in Afghanistan.

Argentine government dissolves anti-discrimination institute

Published on: August 6, 2024
10:29

Buenos Aires, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Despite criticism from social and trade union organizations, today, the Argentine government officialized the dissolution of the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Racism (Inadi).

Xenophobia cases scale up in Ecuador

Published on: December 9, 2023
12:22

Quito, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) Acts of xenophobia on Venezuelan citizens are being reported in Ecuador, mainly in the municipality of Pelileo, in the Andean province of Tungurahua, where Venezuelans are being rejected and evicted from their homes.

Lopez Obrador says book burning is southern discrimination

Published on: August 21, 2023
15:15

Mexico City, Aug 21 (Prensa Latina) The burning of school books in Chiapas is an expression of discrimination in southern Mexico and an act of politicking, President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador denounced today.

Racial discrimination raises risk of childhood obesity – BMI

Published on: July 11, 2023
16:46

Washington, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) Children who experience racial discrimination are more likely to later have a higher body mass index (BMI) and larger waistline, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open.

UN warns in Costa Rica on increased hate messages

Published on: June 29, 2023
17:10

San José, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) Over 1.4 million messages and conversations in social media linked to hate speech and discrimination were detected in Costa Rica, a fact that led the UN to suggest a national strategy.

USA: Over 350 anti-LGBTQ attacks in less than a year – Report

Published on: June 22, 2023
17:17

Washington, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) More than 350 anti-LGBTQ attacks have occurred in the United States in less than a year, a report found on Thursday.

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