Human Rights
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EUROPE
Prepare to defend human rights in Turkey
By Rene Wadlow It is difficult to know now or even later the nature of the failed military coup in…
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AMERICAS
Paradoxical legacy of a ‘Human Rights Icon’
By Abukar Arman Since the commencement of the Nobel Peace Prize— most prestigious award in the world— only 129 good…
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AMERICAS
New challenges for global citizens
By Rene Wadlow The Global Citizenship Commission (GCC) under the leadership of the former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown presented…
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ASIA
Myanmar’s new ‘normal’: Democracy or apartheid?
By Emre Tunç Sakaoğlu Almost five years have passed since the former pseudo-civilian government of Myanmar departed from half a…
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EUROPE
Privacy I(N)T context
By Dr Jasna Čošabić The right to privacy, or the right to respect for private life, as the European Convention on…
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ASIA
Fangs of man-made law
By Saima Ali On Monday, 29 February 2016, at 0430 hours in the morning the Anaconda once again struck with…
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ASIA
International Women’s Day: The balance of Yin and Yang
By Rene Wadlow It is only when women start to organize in large numbers that women become a political force,…
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OPINION
UN-designated day for developing awareness of human trafficking
By Rene Wadlow 11 January has been designated by the UN General Assembly as a day to develop awareness of…
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INTL CONFLICTS
Difficult but necessary road to Yemen negotiations
By René Wadlow The continued aggression of Saudi Arabia against civilians in Yemen, and the use of cluster munitions in violation…
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EUROPE
Protests in Yerevan after kidnapping and beating of activist
Hundreds of Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) supporters rallied on the streets of Yerevan on Feb. 9 after activist Artak Khachatryan…
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