
Human rights defender's story: Gladys Fri Mbuya epse Luku from Cameroon
ISHR spoke with Gladys Mbuya, a lawyer by profession, a passionate human rights defender, and a peace crusader. Discover her story below!
'After Covid, we will have learnt many things, and one of them is health: to take care of ourselves and value our body more, to find a way to take care of ourselves in a natural and organic manner'.
We first interviewed Romel, a Mayan human rights defender and member of the Regional Indigenous and Popular Council of Xpujil, in 2018. Today on Earth Day, we’re really glad to share a follow-up story about Romel’s work for the protection of nature, land and the rights of indigenous peoples and minority populations in Mexico.
In this video, Romel reflects on the impact of the Covid pandemic on human rights defenders’ work, and its influence on large touristic projects such as the Mayan Train. This megaproject will bring huge consequences for the indigenous populations and minority communities that live in the territory and therefore, many organisations, as well as Romel, are fighting against its construction and for the preservation of land and our environment.
ISHR spoke with Gladys Mbuya, a lawyer by profession, a passionate human rights defender, and a peace crusader. Discover her story below!
'As Syrians, we have an opportunity for a democratic transition.'
'What we need first is peace. (...) The international community, the UN, has the ability to end what's happening in eastern RDC - what is happening today in the East is truly alarming.'