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Latin American governments and civil society organisations that are critical of current neoliberal policies are pushing for the establishment of the “Bank of the South.” The Bank is hoped to provide an alternative institutional, economic, and political model to the current multilateral financial institutions which have negatively affected countries in the region.

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The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), the Congress of Teachers/Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND), and IBON Foundation recently launched a new book entitled “Mula Tore Patungong Palengke (From the Tower to the Market): Neoliberal Education in the Philippines.” A forum on the neo-liberal approach to education, attended by academics, students, and civil society representatives, followed the launch.

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A recently concluded “Human Rights Defenders Training for Students” provided around 25 students from the Asia-Pacific a human rights framework from a women’s rights perspective, highlighting how gender and culture interact with human rights issues.

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Civil society in Rostock, Germany jointly chanted “Another world is possible” as they launched week-long protest actions in time for the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm. The demonstrations were targeted against the G8—the world’s eight richest states—and the neo-liberal policies they promote.

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The UN Human Rights Council was established in 2006 to replace the widely discredited Human Rights Commission. Through the reforms it intends to adopt, the Council aims to better promote and protect human rights around the world. But a year after its existence, activists are saying that the Council has acquired the same flaws that its predecessor had.

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Angry rural villagers in south-western China engaged in protests as they become the target of the recently renewed efforts to implement the country’s one-child family planning policy. Forced abortions, sterilisation, and immoderate fines imposed on violators sparked fury among the local residents.