Category: Human Rights
A Syrian refugee enjoying a one-way ticket to the Netherlands?
Since the outbreak of the civil war in Syria in March 2011, about eleven million Syrians have fled their homes. An estimated one million have requested asylum in Europe. One
Read MoreWar to the ‘Triple Alliance’: Maduro rejects Venezuela’s Mercosur suspension and declares war against the ‘Triple Alliance’ of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay
After failing to fulfill membership requirements such as respect for human rights, economic agreements, migration and freedom of the press, Venezuela has officially been suspended from the Southern Common Market
Read MoreHelping a Refugee – Helping Yourself? Interview with Anne Neumann-Holbeck
Mentor, coach, friend – as part of the Humanitas nonprofit organization, Anne performs all of these roles. Her current responsibilities involve supporting two Syrian women, independently from each other, by
Read MoreTowards global justice: Pax Initiative
It is crazy how people know everything about Kylie Jenner’s lipstick but not about what ICJ does…like which war it prevented and so on. The Pax Initiative is a non-governmental
Read MoreFrom Groningen to the World Bank
written by Alexandra Voinescu edited by Casper de Boer Brussels has the world’s most renounced European and International business environment.
Read MoreHow Martin Luther King Almost Didn’t Have a Dream
Martin Luther King, Jr., the man whose dream we’re all familiar with, became known as one of the world’s greatest orators because of the “I Have a Dream” refrain of
Read MoreDesigning Change: The Rise of Humanitarian Architecture
by Aleksis Oreschnikoff – an independent writer interested in living better As Europe faces an unprecedented influx of refugees fleeing conflict in Syria, international organizations, and international humanitarian development look for
Read MoreGenocide ain’t no Genocide?
Genocide. A word that triggers intense emotions. A word with some of the strongest connotations, comparable to rape, enslavement or torture. Genocide is the bad stuff, the one crime, especially
Read MoreShaking Schengen
Schengen keeps alive the idea of a Europe free of internal border control which facilitates a rapid and smooth flow of goods, services and persons, without any border check delays. However, the
Read MoreA unified Korea?
Ask yourself for a moment who are the closest people to you. To whom do you go when you need a warm embrace, an encouraging voice and a loving
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