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What we owe Nigeria’s kidnapped schoolgirls

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 – […]

Wednesday 2 July 2014

The Arab World: between liberal imperialism and liberal oppression

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 […]

Wednesday 2 July 2014

Women’s movements in the transitioning Arab states – For dignity, peace and equal rights

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

Sunday 29 June 2014

Sceptical silence: Pakistan’s operation in North Waziristan

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 […]

Sunday 29 June 2014

Sudan: Change the law – allow victims of sexual violence to access justice

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 […]

Thursday 26 June 2014

Brazil : World Cup & Human Rigths

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 […]

Wednesday 25 June 2014

Syria: Abuses in Kurdish-run Enclaves

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 […]

Tuesday 24 June 2014

World Refugee Day: Global forced displacement tops 50 million for first time in post-World War II era

© Source: UNHCR Global forced displacement 1993-2013 (end-year) GENEVA, June 20 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency reported today on World Refugee Day that the number of refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced people worldwide has, for the […]

Saturday 21 June 2014

Challenging the Conventional – Can Truth Commissions Strengthen Peace Processes?

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 […]

Thursday 19 June 2014

Adoption of Resolution on 1988 Taliban Sanctions Regime

Source: What’s in Blue Tomorrow morning (17 June), the Security Council is scheduled to adopt a resolution making minor adjustments to the functioning of the 1988 Taliban sanctions regime. This adoption follows a review of […]

Wednesday 18 June 2014