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Interview
Muhsin Hendricks

“One cannot shed one’s sexual identity”

South African Imam says Islam does not oppose different sexual orientations

Elders’ authority
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Everyday life is surprisingly peaceful

Military intervention cannot solve Libya’s current political problems

Burundi
Gesine Ames
Jean-Marie Vianney ­Kavumbagu

The acid test

Burundi’s fragile peace in the balance ahead of the 2015 elections

Crimes against humanity
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

At least and at last

Justice after 40 years: leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime in Camodia have been sentenced for crimes against humanity

Media
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Ambivalent trends

The questions of who controls and who monitors information on the internet are becoming ever more urgent

Minorities
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Stateless and without rights

Many ethnic minorities in Thailand are stateless and thereby without rights

Rule of law
Tiffany Jenkins

“Incidents must be investigated”

Why the Philippines’ Jane and Joe Doe laws must be abolished

Gender Equality
Reda Fhelboom

Unspeakable phenomenon

In Libya, domestic violence is not talked about

Elections
Edith Koesoemawiria

Comfortable among the people

Why Indonesians chose Joko Widodo to be their president

Relevant reading

Participation and equal opportunities

Relevant reading on equal opportunities for people with disabilities

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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