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Menschenrechte
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The times change, and so does Daniel Ortega

Public protests in Nicaragua

Our point of view
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Discerning public

The current flood of disinformation has many causes, all of which must be tackled

Press freedom
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani

Veiled threats and blatant harassment

Why online trolls could not tolerate my interview with a prominent Hindu guru

Press freedom
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani

Hindutva trolls

In India, right-wing agitators are increasingly intimidating media workers online and offline

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Modi should focus on hate crimes, not capital punishment

Why insisting on death sentence is wrong response to India’s sexualised-violence drama

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

How to stem the tide of disinformation

The recommendations of the EU’s High-Level Expert Group on fake news

Education
Angelina Henrich
Moses Ntenga

End pupils' fear of teachers' canes

In Uganda, a non-governmental organisation wants to convince school teachers of stopping corporal punishment

Social media
Drake Jamali

When the government spreads fake news

Because of fake news regarding Ukraine and Syria, regular Russian citizens no longer know what is going on

Global governance
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Fighting for democracy at home is not enough

Human Rights Watch accuses global community of paying insufficient attention to suffering in Yemen, Syria and Myanmar

African Union
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Wrong chairman

In spite of his merits, Rwandan President Kagame is the wrong man to head the African Union

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

What Zanzibar's spices have to do with gender equality
Fundamental human right under attack
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

What Zanzibar's spices have to do with gender equality
The fate of a Rwandan man with disability
Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts

Sustainability

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts