Kirani James, newly crowned Commonwealth and Olympic 400 metre Champion, was born on the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada. His astounding successes have been a great source of pride for a population still reeling from the devastating effects of Hurricane Ivan. As a small island with a population of just 110,000, Grenada relies on a […]
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Debt Campaigning Around the World
At this year’s AGM we put together a very short presentation looking at some of the developments in the campaigns against unjust debt around the world. Take a look below….
Twenty Years of the Debt Justice Movement
This post first appeared on the blog on the Debt And Development Coalition Ireland and is reproduced here with their permission. Jean Somers is a long-term debt justice activist and previous co-ordinator of the Debt and Development Coalition Ireland. Here she recalls some of her experiences as a debt campaigner. This blog is based on […]
Scotland’s future: contributing to a fairer world
Jubilee Scotland’s campaign director, Alys Mumford, examines the international development commitments in the independence white paper. The Scottish Government’s white paper highlights 4 key areas of priority in international development. One of these is debt relief – reflecting the asks of diverse coalition of organisations across Scotland who make up Jubilee Scotland. This also reflects […]
Debt around the world – winter 2013
Below are some developments from the world of global debt over the past few months. The Scottish Government launched its White Paper ‘Scotland’s Future’ on the 26th November. In this, debt relief is highlighted as a priority for international development, with the statement: “The Scottish Government will give careful consideration to the question of ‘unjust’ […]
Debt around the world – Autumn 2013
Find out the latest developments from countries around the world fighting against unjust and unpayable debt: Brazil has in what is being referred to as a ‘gesture of solidarity’ projected the cancellation of $900 million in debt owed by twelve African countries including the Republic of Congo (owing $350 million), Tanzania ($237 million), and Zambia […]
Debt Developements – what’s happening in the world of debt?
JUBILEE SCOTLAND DEBT DEVELOPMENTS – Summer 2013 DEBT AROUND THE WORLD 1) Zimbabwe has made initial steps towards entering the Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) initiative by agreeing a Staff Monitored Programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This does not involve any new loans but imposes IMF conditions on Zimbabwe’s government including a hiring […]
Illegitimate Greek Debt
By Alice Picard, Jubilee Scotland Volunteer (All posts are the views of the author, not Jubilee Scotland as an organisation). I don’t know what you were up to this Tuesday 11 June 2013 but I was demonstrating in front of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Well, almost. Because despite long negotiations with the police, we never […]
Scotland 2013 and Beyond
A platform to discuss the key guiding principles and values that should shape Scotland’s international development role. By Alice Picard, Jubilee Scotland Volunteer (All posts are the views of the author, not Jubilee Scotland as an organisation) “Scotland 2013 and Beyond: Our values and principles for a just world” was organised by NIDOS, Network of […]
Guatemala: a study in human rights abuses
On International Human Rights day, Jubilee Scotland examines the role of debt and international financial institutions on the people of Guatemala, and questions the role Scotland could play in global development. By Charlotte Snelling. For much of the post-war period, Guatemala’s past has been a story of dictatorships, terror, and genocidal regimes. It is estimated […]
Scotland, a nation of debt justice
This blog first appeared on SCVO’s Future of Scotland website: http://www.futureofscotland.org/scotland-a-nation-of-debt-justice/ At Jubilee Scotland we think an independent Scotland could become the home of debt justice, meaning Scotland could hold no unfair debt, create no unfair debt, and could provide a place where countries suffering the effects of unfair debt could come to seek arbitration. […]
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