DECLARATION OF THE PEOPLES’ SUMMIT TOWARDS COP30

We, the Peoples’ Summit, gathered in Belém do Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon, from 12 to 16 November 2025, declare to the peoples of the world what we have accumulated in struggles, debates, studies, exchanges of experiences, cultural activities and testimonies, over several months of preparation and during these days gathered here.

Our process brought together more than 70,000 people who make up local, national, and international movements of indigenous and traditional peoples, peasants, indigenous peoples, quilombolas, fishermen, extractivists (traditional peoples who live from sustainable forest extraction), shellfish gatherers, urban workers, trade unionists, homeless people, babassu coconut breakers, terreiro peoples, … Read on ...

Respect Caribbean Zone of Peace

  • Francisco Dominguez, Head of the Research Group on Latin America at Middlesex University. He is also the national secretary of the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign

The US government has requested the Government of Grenada to provide military facilities at Maurice Bishop Airport. This is in the context of the US Navy’s incursion into the Southern Caribbean Sea, threats to the sovereignty of Venezuela and the unlawful sinking of fishing vessels.

Chester Humphrey said, “This has nothing to do with any interdiction of drugs. The playbook is the same, and that’s what they’re doing. The whole world knows. So, let’s … Read on ...

Why We Oppose The New Regulations On Immigration

Recording of
CLS Sunday Zoom 5 October 2025

  • Jacqueline McKenzie Partner at human rights law firm, Leigh Day, and the Head of its Immigration and Asylum Team
  • Nadine Finch Honorary Senior Policy Fellow, University of Bristol

 

A Prime Minister who refers to Britain as an “Island of Strangers” and prioritises deportation and tightening immigration controls has made a choice. He has decided to ignore international humanitarian law and appease right wing populism. He has also turned his back on a significant proportion of his own voters.

The UK Government is targeting migrant workers and students. There is a … Read on ...