More decisive action needed to guarantee ESCR and protect HRDs in the Philippines
IDEFEND’s Statement on the 7th periodic review of the Philippines at the 77th Session of the...
Country Rapporteur Asraf Ally Caunhye from Mauritius raises initial questions and comments from the Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights to the Philippine delegation. Geneva . 18 February 2025.
IDEFEND’s Statement on the 7th periodic review of the Philippines at the 77th Session of the...
When Focus was founded 30 years ago in 1995, it was up against the confident assertion of global...
Trade Justice advocates renew calls to stop the corporate driven EU-Philippines trade deal ...
BREAD SHED. While rice is the traditional staple food of Goa, bread and bread-making were introduced by Portuguese colonialists in the 16th century. Over time, Goa developed a distinctive and rich tradition of baking culture and cuisine. Amost every large village in Goa has its own local bakery making various types of breads, cakes and pastries. Mapusa market has an entire section devoted to breads, supplied from various villages around North Goa. The bread types have interesting local names. For example, a hard-crust doughnut-shaped bread is called 'Kangon' - the Konkani-language word for 'bangle'. Typically, the freshly baked breads go out to individual homes via 'Poders' — delivery men who ride bicycles fitted with big bread baskets, and distinctive sounding air-horns used to announce their arrival in a neighborhood.
A Mural by People Tree Studio The Mapusa Mogi mural project is an ongoing community-centric public...
December 30 2024 Focus on the Global South Two thousand and twenty-four was marked by three...
Focus on the Global South deeply regrets the passing of Dr Francisco (“Dodong”) Nemenzo. Dr...
Focus on the Global South December 2024 The so-called ‘Asian century’ is a veritable jumble...
Jess Santiago plays one of his songs at a gathering of artists-activists in Dhaka, Bangladesh. February 2024. Photo by Joseph Purugganan.
By Joseph Purugganan Originally published here. Written for Amplifying Human Rights Through Music:...
BREAD SHED. While rice is the traditional staple food of Goa, bread and bread-making were introduced by Portuguese colonialists in the 16th century. Over time, Goa developed a distinctive and rich tradition of baking culture and cuisine. Amost every large village in Goa has its own local bakery making various types of breads, cakes and pastries. Mapusa market has an entire section devoted to breads, supplied from various villages around North Goa. The bread types have interesting local names. For example, a hard-crust doughnut-shaped bread is called 'Kangon' - the Konkani-language word for 'bangle'. Typically, the freshly baked breads go out to individual homes via 'Poders' — delivery men who ride bicycles fitted with big bread baskets, and distinctive sounding air-horns used to announce their arrival in a neighborhood.
A Mural by People Tree Studio The Mapusa Mogi mural project is an ongoing community-centric public...
15 December 2024: On the 12-year anniversary of the unresolved enforced disappearance of Lao civil...
Country Rapporteur Asraf Ally Caunhye from Mauritius raises initial questions and comments from the Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights to the Philippine delegation. Geneva . 18 February 2025.
IDEFEND’s Statement on the 7th periodic review of the Philippines at the 77th Session of the...
Unpacking the dominant model in order to raise critical understanding among broad constituencies, and to support frontline communities challenging the negative impacts of development
Expanding critical analysis to link economic and development policies with political trends, human rights abuses and violent conflict in order to empower local communities to fight challenges and claim their rights and spaces
Drawing attention to social and political resistance and change to put forth people's own visions and practice for a better world that can form elements of the deglobalisation paradigm