Mayan communities end a nine day march from Cobán, Alta Verapaz, to Guatemala City in demands for their rights Many practices, such as gold mining, palm tree plantations for bio-fuels or other agricultural businesses in Guatemala are not only endangering traditional communities’ health but also preventing them from sustainably harvesting their own crops. Also, Mayan [...]
February 28, 2012
Euro-Med relations: The framework is there, but not the will Media reporting on the Arab spring and its aftermath suggests firstly that cooperation between Europe and the Arab states on the Mediterranean is something new, and secondly that there is a “we” and “they”. The truth is that there is more cooperation between the Arab [...]
December 21, 2011
Imagine there are elections in your country today and you will vote for your favourite candidate to represent you on a global level. This person, whom you can directly talk to about your concerns, takes your ideas to the global parliament. For European readers this might sound familiar, as they have the world’s most developed [...]
December 8, 2011
December 10th is Human Rights Day and the United Nations are celebrating the 63rd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It was through the transforming power of social media that people were able to show their strength and fight for their rights. This is why Navanethem Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human [...]
March 27, 2012
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