Issues

Source: Open Democracy People worldwide are calling for action to bring back the kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigeria. But concern for the girls demands that we think carefully about the harmful consequences of proposed solutions – […]

Source: Open Democracy It is essential not only to expose the ideological weaknesses of the current order, but to link the current political order with international neo-colonial ideology, replacing it with one based on the […]

Despite all the setbacks suffered by many women’s rights groups in the transitioning Arab states, regional co-operation has improved considerably over the past few years. Juliane Metzker takes stock

Source: Open Democracy Will the latest military operation launched by Pakistan against the Taliban in North Waziristan expose and loosen the ties between the military establishment and their jihadi protégés? So far a sceptical silence […]

Source: Equality Now In August 2013, while house hunting in Omdurman, Sudan, a 19-year-old pregnant and divorced Ethiopian woman was lured to an empty property and brutally gang-raped by a group of seven men, aged […]

Source: FIDH The Soccer World Cup taking place in Brazil and especially its preparation have been the scene of many human rights violations and respressed social protest. Rafael Dias from Justicia Global outlines the various […]

Source: What’s in Blue Tomorrow morning (25 June), the Security Council is scheduled to hold a debate on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of UNAMA Ján […]

Source: What’s in Blue Tomorrow afternoon (25 June), the chair of the 1737 Iran Sanctions Committee, Ambassador Gary Quinlan (Australia), will present his 90-day report on the work of the Committee to the Security Council. […]

Source: Human Rights Watch Arbitrary Arrests, Unfair Trials; Use of Child Soldiers JUNE 19, 2014 (New York) – Kurdish authorities running three enclaves in northern Syria have committed arbitrary arrests, due process violations, and failed […]

Source: International Center for Transitional Justice GENEVA (PRWEB) June 18, 2014 Contextualized Approaches to Peace Processes Truth commissions can make important contributions to peace processes if all parties can agree on common objectives and there is […]