Human rights

Forty days into their protest, nine Algerian justice workers are still waiting for the government to acknowledge their demands. Giuliana Sgrena reports. Hour by hour, day by day, the condition of the nine justice workers (six women and three men) on hunger strike in Algeria continues to deteriorate. The hunger strike, which began on 6 May, is taking place in the capital, Algiers, near the offices of the Algerian National Independent Union of Public Administration Workers (SNAPAP), to which the workers belong.

The European Commission has accepted and registered an initiative from the campaign “Water is a Human Right” .

The Rio+20 Summit comes amidst the climate, food and economic crises we have been experiencing in recent years.

The crisis of capitalism is forcing corporations to seek new sources of profit, and to ensure that they don't lose the ones they already have. Their lobby has been preparing for the Rio +20 summit, defining the concept of Green Economy to serve corporate purposes. It is being used as a clever cover to justify the commodification and financialisation of natural resources, which are key ingredients for their profits.

Over the last two years, PSI, CUPE and PSAC have been working to help rebuild the headquarters of the CTSP, Haiti's Confederation of Private and Public Sector Workers. This video tells the story of this important project.