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Menschenrechte
Media

Brave professionals

By hounding the Rappler website, President Duterte of the Philippines is intimidating journalists in general

Human rights

Limited freedom of expression

Media is increasingly under pressure all over the world

Journalism

Why some reporting is skewed

“Media capture” means that news coverage becomes biased even though it may still seem independent

Criminal justice

Limited reach

The ICC reduces perpetrators’ hope for impunity, but for people to come to terms with atrocious crimes, more must happen

Assertive judges

Long road to independence

Kenya has made progress towards the judicial independence the new constitution promises

International organisations

A reform agenda for the ILO

The tripartite setting of the ILO was useful in the past, but it does not represent the world of work adequately today

Global governance

Labour is not a commodity

The ILO was established to promote social justice 100 years ago – and that mission stays relevant

Extra-judicial killings

“War against the poor”

Bishop Pablo David wants the Philippine government to stop its “cruel and simplistic“ campaign against illegal drugs

Human trafficking

Deeply rooted slavery

Although slavery is illegal, it still exists in many countries – Mauritania for example

Mexico

Missing people

Up to 35,000 people have “disappeared” in Mexico’s war on drugs

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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.