Global dispatches
UCU has a strong tradition of taking up issues at international and European level where they affect members' professional lives, and also working with partner organisations on solidarity and international development issues identified by the membership through UCU's democratic structures.
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18 October 2012
Dr. Miguel Beltrán, Colombian academic and former political prisoner, has finally won an extension to carry out his post-doctoral study from outside Colombia. The…
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10 June 2012
A number of motions on international issues were passed at UCU Congress held in June 2012. These included motions about Venezuela, Greece, Burma, Colombia and Canada.…
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2 March 2012
Find out more about the release of this Colombian trade unionist and academic. On 1 March 2012 Liliany Obando, a Colombian trade unionist and academic, was freed…
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4 June 2011
Dr Miguel Angel Beltrán, the most prominent 'prisoner of conscience' whose case UCU has taken up in recent years, has been absolved of all charges. UCU general…
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30 April 2011
The TUC has issued a statement following the initial signing of the EU-Colombia draft free trade agreement in April. The statement expresses the TUC's deep disappointment…
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