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Winter Olympics
Jane Buchanan

Troubled legacy

IOC promises to learn lessons from human-rights abuses in Sochi

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

West must uphold civil liberties

The challenge of Donald Trump and other authoritarian leaders

Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

20 million Yemenis need humanitarian aid

Warring factions are talking of peace

Identity politics
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Failing India’s democracy

India’s dominant party is redefining “nationalism” in an undemocratic and authoritarian way

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

In the US, gambling benefits victims of genocidal history

Making vice profitable in a sensible way

Minorities
Javier A. Cisterna Figueroa

One country or several nations

In Chile, indigenous minorities belong to those who want a new constitution

Satire
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Trust in the rule of law

Merkel did not cave in to Erdogan in regard to satire

Homophobia
Raphael Mweninguwe

Pressures over homosexual rights

Malawi’s religious leaders speak out against homosexuality

Citizenship
Fernanda Lobato
Julia Jaroschewski

“People are not afraid to talk online”

In Mozambique, digital technology serves the freedom of speech

Law
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Everyday violence against the poor

How everyday violence locks poor people into poverty and what needs to be done about it

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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.

Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most

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