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Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · 2d

my piece @theconversation.com on Nobel peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado: Venezuelan opposition leader. In a region where democracy is being eroded, the Prize to María Corina Machado (as well as democracy and peace) is both a tribute and a test. theconversation.com/nobel-peace-...

Nobel peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado: Venezuelan opposition leader forced into hiding after taking on Maduro

The Venezuelan opposition leader was forced to go into hiding in 2024 after being banned form standing in that year’s election.

theconversation.com

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Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · Aug 4

mientras académicos e intelectuales siguen hablando sobre el cambio que era necesario etc, a que cambio se refieren? que es lo que estan apoyando? Cuidado con categorizar y legitimar el retroceso democrático y sus violencias.

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Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · Aug 4

Milei vetó lo aprobado en el Congreso: aumento a jubilaciones (afectadas x cortes en servicios sociales y públicos); reactivación de moratoria previsional (acceso al esquema jubilatorio) y la emergencia en discapacidad (necesito explicar?!). La democracia corroída... www.infobae.com/politica/202...

Milei vetó las leyes de aumento a jubilados y emergencia en discapacidad y el lunes se publicará en el Boletín Oficial

El Presidente firmó los decretos este sábado, según confirmaron fuentes oficiales a Infobae. El Gobierno cree que tiene los votos para defenderlos en la Cámara baja

www.infobae.com

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Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · Aug 1

El Salvador just fast-tracked itself into liberal authoritarianism, pushing through a constitutional reform to allow indefinite re-election, extend the presidential term, and eliminate runoffs. And just to kill regional cooperation, quit Parlacen too.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Opposition leaders say ‘democracy in El Salvador has died’ after scrapping of presidential term limits

Legislation allows rightwing president Nayib Bukele to seek unlimited terms, sparking fears of dictatorship

www.theguardian.com

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Tom Fletcher @tomfletcherun.bsky.social · Jun 19

Women’s bodies are war zones in Sudan, DRC, Haiti and beyond. Yet just 10% of funding to support survivors is provided.

Sexual violence in conflict is not invisible - it is ignored.

Our plea to donors: don’t cut money for survivors of these cowardly, pathetic men.

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Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · Jun 15

The closure of UN offices and humanitarian programmes that support migration and refugee undermines protection & the human rights infrastructure that support it. It leaves millions without essential aid amidst violence and poverty. This are root causes, and will create not reduce the need to flee.

What Will Closing Four U.N. Offices Mean for Migrants? – Inter-American Dialogue

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts' views on four U.N. refugee agency offices closing in Mexico.

thedialogue.org

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Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · Jun 6

A week in El Salvador for excellent work w @cintranatalia.bsky.social Visited shelters, borders areas, and humanitarian actors x interviews & presented a report on new migration flows and challenges of regional protection. Impressed with what was said and equally inspired by what was not said.

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Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · Jun 1

New publication in Migration Studies! Can humanitarianism truly protect displaced women—or does it sustain the very structures that make them vulnerable? Find out here and open access of course academic.oup.com/migration/ar...

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Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · May 30

Y claramente quise decir ‘ve’ no ‘be’…

Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · May 30

@cintranatalia.bsky.social be por este también

Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · Jan 5

Another extraordinary book that takes you into race, slavery, Haiti, and New Orleans, while exploring the essence of womanhood. It takes you on an emotional journey through the brutal history of slavery and the enduring legacy of colonialism. A powerful story and story teller.

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Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · May 30

This is also a call to move beyond seeing forced migrant women as passive victims and towards autonomy-promoting/supporting systems of protection in global migration governance. All this with @artsofdenial.bsky.social @cintranatalia.bsky.social and Gloria Zucarelli.

Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · May 30

New publication announcement! here we challenge prevailing assumptions re humanitarian governance by exposing how gender-blind and gender-sensitive protection regimes often reinforce, rather than resolve, vulnerabilities faced by forcibly displaced women. academic.oup.com/migration/ar...

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Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · Apr 17

Excellent work and presence of @sotonpolitics.bsky.social convening. Thank you and sorry I missed it this year.

Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · Apr 17

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Apr 17

President Trump and right-wing politicians in Europe have railed against trans rights. Britain’s Supreme Court has now added its voice to the discussion, ruling on Wednesday that the legal definition of a woman under the country’s equality legislation is based on biological sex.

U.K. Court Ruling on Trans Women Is Part of Wider Debate on Sex and Gender

President Trump and right-wing politicians in Europe have railed against trans rights. Britain’s top court has now added its voice to the discussion.

www.nytimes.com

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Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno @vchengm.bsky.social · Apr 17

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Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · Apr 15

📣New in the The Lancet Regional Health–Americas! We show how Venezuelan women flee because they are mothers, driven by hunger, violence & health needs. But transnational motherhood, precarity & trauma erode health. Migration policy must centre on and redress this www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Determinants of self-rated health among Venezuelan migrant women in Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Venezuelan migrant women report better self-assessed health upon arrival in Brazil, likely due to improved access to essential services and safety. However, this perception declines due to stressors s...

www.thelancet.com

Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · Apr 15

Our new article is out @thelancet.bsky.social! We show how Venezuelan women flee because they are mothers, driven by hunger, violence & health needs. But transnational motherhood, precarity & trauma erode health. Migration policy must centre on and redress this.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Determinants of self-rated health among Venezuelan migrant women in Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Migration between countries in the Global South remains under-researched, with even less focus on the intersections of migration, transnational mother…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · Mar 25

Memoria, activa y presente. MADRES, siempre. Dictadura NUNCA MÁS. No estuve en la plaza pero desde este lado también presente. SON 30000. Argentina sigamos sosteniendo la memoria contra el negacionismo

Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · Mar 7

New in Lancet Global Health! Making the case for regional cooperation to lead effective & equitable global health responses. But warns that geopolitical power imbalances, financial constraints, must be addressed for regional organisations to fulfill their potential. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · Mar 3

Insightful new report on #Politics and #International_Relations Provision in UK from @britishacademy.bsky.social with input from PSA, @MYBISA buff.ly/3WtP3tC

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Mar 2

International aid is as vital as defence spending – cutting either undermines British security | Emily Darlington

When funding to support vulnerable countries is withdrawn, the risk of war and global destabilisation increases

www.theguardian.com

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Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · Feb 27

Glad this is out (and kudos to Afifah)! Very timely: it is argued that regional organisations can offer context-specific, equitable responses to global health emergencies ...but they must be better integrated into global governance to overcome multilateral limits.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Establishing the value of regional cooperation and a critical role for regional organisations in managing future health emergencies

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the failures of global, multilateral cooperation to respond and adapt to health emergencies while observing the principles of solidarity and equity. This response has ra...

www.thelancet.com

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Gender and Inequalities Centre at Southampton @gain-centre.bsky.social · Feb 26

🚨 Exciting News! 🚨The Gender and Inequalities (GAIN) Centre is live at Southampton! 🎉 Join our interdisciplinary community. 📢 Launch Event: 📅 Tues 18 March | ⏰ 3-5PM | 📍 100/7013 💬 Challenges of Studying Gender & Inequalities—a roundtable for all, esp. PhDs! Reception & refreshments from 4pm!

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Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · Feb 22

Excelente película que no es ficción sino realidad, no solo historia sino presente (como señala la actriz), es personal y colectivo a la vez y es sobre memoria de tantos. El ángulo de madre como memoria activa y activista es una genialidad - www.pagina12.com.ar/805251-se-es...

Se estrena la película brasileña nominada al Oscar | "Aún estoy aquí", dirigida por Walter Salles

El nuevo largometraje del brasileño, su primera película de ficción en casi doce años, describe con rigor y nobleza un período negro en la historia de su país, al tomar el caso del ingeniero Rubens Pa...

www.pagina12.com.ar

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · Feb 16

Have no mistake, the same wealthy extremists who helped propel Trump into the White House are pumping money into UK. All those who celebrated Trump discriminating against trans and non-binary individuals need to realise it's also women's rights they're coming for.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Prayer and prosecutions: the US ‘hate group’ waging war over Britain’s abortion clinic buffer zones

Anti-abortion campaigners cheer as JD Vance brands safe zones an attack on ‘liberties of religious Britons’

www.theguardian.com

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Feb 11

“USAID built a vast array of programs to help families foresee and adjust to climate shocks without migrating,” I told the @nytimes.com.

Ending those programs “leaves migration as the only viable way for many families in the Western Hemisphere region to cope.”

U.S. Aid Agency’s Climate Programs Aimed to Curb Migration. Now They’re Gone.

Aid projects were designed to help Central Americans withstand extreme weather at home. Their end could undercut Trump’s goal of reducing migration.

www.nytimes.com

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Pía Riggirozzi @piariggirozzi.bsky.social · Feb 11

Deporting individuals just for irregular entry is illegal and undermines due process to determine refugee status, and international principle of non-refoulement. In Venezuela political repression, economic collapse, and human rights violations continue. Returning people places them at grave risk.

WOLA @wola-org.bsky.social · Feb 11

🇻🇪 “I don’t expect them to have any guarantee of due process upon return,” Venezuela Program Director Laura Dib told the New York Times, “If anything, I think there could be retaliations against people that had fled to the U.S.”

Read the full piece here. 👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/w...

Deportation Flights Return Migrants From U.S. to Venezuela

The flights, which left Fort Bliss in Texas, represent a significant victory for President Trump, who has vowed to carry out sweeping deportations.

www.nytimes.com

WOLA @wola-org.bsky.social · Feb 11

🇻🇪 “I don’t expect them to have any guarantee of due process upon return,” Venezuela Program Director Laura Dib told the New York Times, “If anything, I think there could be retaliations against people that had fled to the U.S.”

Read the full piece here. 👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/w...

Deportation Flights Return Migrants From U.S. to Venezuela

The flights, which left Fort Bliss in Texas, represent a significant victory for President Trump, who has vowed to carry out sweeping deportations.

www.nytimes.com

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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · Feb 11

Have you seen the latest British Academy report on the provision of politics and international relations in UK Higher Education yet?

If not, what are you waiting for? Check it out now at the link below!

New British Academy Report on Politics and International Relations provision in UK Higher Education | The Political Studies Association (PSA)

Politics & IR remains popular as a degree with impressive employment outcomes for graduates, and punches above its weight in research A new British Academy report, produced in partnership with the…

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Natalia Cintra @cintranatalia.bsky.social · Feb 11

⚠️ New open access publication alert ⚠️

We reflect on the situation of Venezuela women in Brazil to reflect on gendered policies in humanitarian settings and whether they are able to protect displaced women. More below, and questions/comments are welcome

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