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Right to critical thought

It makes sense to use controversial political cartoons in school books

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Michael Windfuhr

A major success

Steps in the right direction: UN principles designed to prevent land grabbing

Fragile statehood
Floreana Miesen

Male violence

Male violence in fragile countries

Comment
Friederike Wyrwich

The motive for the murder: hate of lesbians

Murderers of lesbian women get long prison sentences for hate crime in South Africa

Comment
Andreas Jacobs

Revolution without change of power

Egypt's revolution without change of power

Comment
Siddharth Narrain

Post-colonial authoritarianism

Binayak Sen is a post-colonial victim of a repressive law from India’s colonial past

Human rights
Rowland Jide Macaulay
Friederike Wyrwich

“We are not asking for sanctions”

Campaigning for the rights of homosexual Christians in Nigeria

Democracy and human rights
Bettina von Dungen

Include the indigenous

Perus economy is growing, while ecological aspects are neglected. This affects especially indigenous people

Human rights
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Denial within one’s family

Many countries deny gay and lesbian people’s human rights

Water
Claudia Isabel Rittel

A right with no consequences

Water: A right with no consequences

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Poverty Reduction

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

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
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

Gender Equality

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

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful

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