As part of this research, I spoke to activists and campaigners from countries around the world who are demanding an end to the debt crisis and standing up for justice – often in the face of extreme repression.
I felt incredibly moved and inspired by the stories I heard; from the protesters facing increasingly hostile laws restricting the right to protest in countries like Argentina and Pakistan, to those fighting against undemocratic deals that will tie their countries into high debt payments for decades.
As Sharda in Suriname explains, the impacts of these loans are felt by some more acutely than others:
“As always, the price of debt is paid by the most vulnerable”
- Sharda Ganga, Surinamese debt campaigner.
