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Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

We need cooperation, not walls

Donald Trump’s domestic impact will probably be awful, and the international impact even worse

Elections
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

US elections spell trouble for international community

That Donald Trump will be US president is very bad news

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Turkey’s government cracks down on Cumhuriyet

Silencing the media is a sign of weakness

World trade
Armin Paasch

The fig-leaf approach to human rights

EU trade policies do not take human rights in to account appropriately

Genocide
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Outlawing victims of massacres

Victims of the 1980s massacres in Zimbabwe are often denied their papers

Education
Edith Koesoemawiria

Boatloads of books

Grassroots initiatives are ensuring that children have access to books in some Indonesian villages

International cooperation
Lea Diehl

Dealing with authoritarian governments

Universal governance standards are not in force everywhere, but are useful nevertheless

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Self-serving African presidents back off from ICC

Out-dated idea of sovereignty is not anti-imperialist

Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

President Santos tells Colombians: "This prize is yours"

Juan Manuel Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize

MENA
Martina Sabra

Arranged marriage, forced marriage

What is an arranged or forced marriage?

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Poverty Reduction

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

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”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Gender Equality

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

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
Mexico’s first female president

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