Macarena Sáez of Human Rights Watch explains why the fight for women’s rights is also a fight for democracy – and how women around the world are uniting to move forward.
When workers are exploited or indigenous land rights are threatened, lawyer Alejandra Ancheita doesn’t hesitate to bring mining and energy giants before international accountability mechanisms.
Around the world, women are campaigning against inequality and the abuse of power to achieve more democracy and freedom for all. Yet many of their successes go largely unnoticed.
In Afghanistan, the Taliban are systematically banishing women from the public sphere while the world looks on. Human-rights expert Selmin Çalışkan discusses creative activism and international solidarity – and how women in Afghanistan are fighting back.
The modern African women‘s movement unites people along and across ethnic boundaries, generations and colonial borders. Examples from Nigeria, Kenya and other parts of the continent show the progress made in women’s rights.
What would it look like to engage in fair international cooperation that does not uphold colonial structures? That is the question that participants considered at a BMZ event in Berlin. Many called for a new approach to improve partnerships.
Zambia’s annual Kuomboka ceremony unites cultures, boosts tourism and empowers local businesses. Thousands flock to Mongu to celebrate Lozi traditions, bringing vibrant energy and economic benefits to the region.
The church forests of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) are a remarkable example of environmental conservation upheld through spiritual reverence, indigenous knowledge and traditional beliefs.
Burundi’s tourism sector faces challenges, with underdeveloped parks struggling due to encroachment, poaching and lack of funding. Environmental activists urge better protection of the country’s natural reserves.
In a fascinating new book, an East German sociologist elaborates why German unification did not – and could not – result in a uniform German identity. It never will.
