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Penalizing migration and a culture of impunity
Zeynep Kaşli and Zeynep Yanaşmayan examine how penalizing migration and a culture of impunity fuel inequality and injustice for migrants
- Thursday 3 Apr 2025
- Publication
A revolution for land and life in Colombia – and the world
Colombia signs a Pact for Land and Life and commits to land redistribution, restititution and recognition for rural working people. Read more in this blog post
- Thursday 3 Apr 2025
- Blogpost
Cross-fertilization between academic and practitioners’ knowledge in the classroom
Investigating links between academic and practitioners’ knowledge and innovative approaches to support transitions towards sustainability and social justice
- Wednesday 2 Apr 2025
- General

Citizen technoscience in Latin America and the Netherlands: Exploring paths for reflection and collaboration
A participatory investigation into citizen science in Latin America and the Netherlands. Register now!
- Thursday 3 Apr 2025, 12:30 - Friday 4 Apr 2025, 16:00
- Workshop
Migrant farmworkers’ struggles for decent work and housing – Netherlands and US compared
Comparing the Dutch and US context, this assembly will discuss and learn from the struggles that many migrant farmworkers face to access decent work and housing
- Tuesday 8 Apr 2025, 18:00 - 20:00
- General
State violence as the blind spot of transitional justice: Critical insights from situated research in Colombia and Peru
In this DRS Diana Gómez Correal and Goya Wilson Vásquez present their research exploring how state violence is overlooked in transitional justice frameworks
- Wednesday 30 Apr 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
- Seminar