Posts Tagged: Human Rights

Hidden behind the graffiti and street-art walls of an abandoned warehouse in northern Italy, migrants gather in a classroom to learn Italian. This is Scuola di Italiano migranti – the Italian school for migrants.  “This place is beautiful. I learned Italian here. I have a lot of friends here. It’s like a big family,” Salman tells us…. Read more »

The Baobab is a prehistoric tree that grows in the dry African savannah. Known as the tree of life, it symbolises endurance in a landscape where little else can thrive.  It’s no surprise, therefore, that in a sometimes hostile world for refugees, a collective of volunteers in Rome known as the Baobab Experience is protecting them. “Thank you Baobab”… Read more »

Gianluca Costantini (Channel Draw) is a graphic journalist and activist. His art deals with human rights issues.  “I use drawings as activism. From the start, I was very engaged in politics. Then I covered the Arab Spring and the Gezi Park protests in Istanbul. “In time, I became more and more interested in people as individuals and the… Read more »