Emile Schepers

Emile Schepers is a veteran civil and immigrant rights activist. Born in South Africa, he has a doctorate in cultural anthropology from Northwestern University. He is active in the struggle for immigrant rights, in solidarity with the Cuban Revolution, and a number of other issues. He writes from Northern Virginia.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers

U.S.

Battle looms on immigration and citizenship
January 10, 2011 By Emile Schepers
The Republican ultra right is launching a multi-pronged attack on immigrants and their families.
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World

Student strike in Puerto Rico met with repression
January 10, 2011 By Emile Schepers
College students in Puerto Rico are on strike against the neoliberal education policies implenmented by the country's conservative and right-wing governor.
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World

Mexican kidnappings reveal ongoing abuse of migrant workers
January 5, 2011 By Emile Schepers
Numerous kidnappings in Mexico have sparked an international incident and have stimulated the efforts of Mexican human rights activists in favor of Central American migrants in their country.
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World

U.S. ousts Venezuelan ambassador
January 3, 2011 By Emile Schepers
WASHINGTON - In what seems to be a growing diplomatic spat, the United States State Department announced it was cancelling the diplomatic visa of Bernardo Alvarez, the Venezuelan ambassador here in Washington, Dec. 29.
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World

Haiti cholera may have originated with UN peacekeepers
December 21, 2010 By Emile Schepers
New investigations reveal that the cholera epidemic in ravaged Haiti may have started out in a camp for Nepalese UN peacekeepers.
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World

Honduras ex-prez Zelaya voices anger re Wikileaks revelations
December 20, 2010 By Emile Schepers
Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya angrily blasted the U.S. State Department comments revealed in a secret diplomatic cable.
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World

Haitian elections a source of new conflict
December 2, 2010 By Emile Schepers
The November 28 general elections in Haiti are over, and the votes will probably be counted by December 7. But as many predicted, the task of carrying out a national election may have proved too much...
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World

General strike in Portugal protests austerity measures
November 30, 2010 By Emile Schepers
A massive one-day general strike paralyzed Portugal November 24 led by major labor federations united to denounce austerity measures being imposed by the country's Socialist Party Prime Minister, Jose Socrates.
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