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Stephen Whittle: “The Yogyakarta Principles provide guidance and are a constant reference point”

Published: 21 July 2016

Ten years after the creation of the Yogyakarta Principles, “Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity”, Caroline Ausserer speaks with Professor Stephen Whittle, one of the experts that elaborated them.

Zimbabwe: "The socio-economic challenges are huge"

Published: 21 July 2016

The political situation in Zimbabwe is getting worse, the population is protesting with a Stay-Away against corruption, bond notes and a lack of payment. Paula Assubuji, from our office in South Africa, has spoken with Kudakwashe Chitsike about the current situation in the country.

Energy Reforms in Ukraine: On the Track to Climate Protection and Sustainability?

Published: 19 July 2016

The energy sector in Ukraine is undergoing a fundamental transition. Yet, to overcome old structures and deep-rooted corruption, Ukraine needs a clear long-term strategy on the transition to green economy and sustainable energy. German and the EU technical support can play a key role in this process.

Announcement: Anne Klein Women’s Award 2017

Published: 15 July 2016

With its Anne Klein Women’s Award, the Heinrich Böll Foundation honours women who courageously and perseveringly advocate human rights, equality and sexual self-determination. We invite you to nominate candidates for the 2017 Anne Klein Women’s Award.

Why the Brexit referendum gives Trump fresh hope

Published: 13 July 2016

Hillary Clinton should be warned by the British referendum: Similar to the Brexit movement, Trump’s campaign benefits from anti-immigrant sentiment and anger over the “political elites” and “mainstream media”.

Putinist trolls in Hungary are a threat to objective journalism

Published: 12 July 2016

Putinist trolls are having a good time in Hungary these days. Articles published by pro-Kremlin, anti-immigrant news sites are shared by thousands of readers, often mistaken for actual news stories. Objective journalism has thus been degraded to just one of many possible narratives for interpreting the world around us.

Irina Ghulinyan-Gerz

Project processing Eastern and Southeastern Europe, responsibility South Caucasus and Belarus

Irina Ghulinyan-Gerz studied journalism in Yerevan and administrative sciences in Speyer/Germany.

Brazil: More public funds for the Olympics

Published: 8 July 2016

Kurz vor den Olympischen Spielen ruft der Bundesstaat Rio de Janeiro den Finanznotstand aus. Der Bund muss helfen, um die letzten Olympia-Baustellen fertigzustellen. Eine Analyse zeigt, das Megaevent hat schon längst mehr öffentliche Kosten verursacht, als es offizielle Zahlen besagen.

Mixed feelings: Brexit’s impact on EU energy and climate policy

Published: 6 July 2016

What will Brexit mean for European climate and energy policy? How will it affect the dynamics of greater climate protection that we are taking pains to maintain in the wake of Paris?

Pakistan

Published: 4 May 2019

The Heinrich Böll Stiftung has been working in Pakistan from 1994 to 2019 with an office in Lahore, which was shifted to Islamabad in 2012. The main areas of work during this time were Ecology, Democratization as well as Peace and Security Policies. Since 2015 the program concentrated mainly on Resource Equity, Energy and Climate Change as well as Gender democracy. After 25 years of successful work with project partners in Pakistan, the office Islamabad has been closed with effect to 31st March 2019 due to ongoing problems with the registration process. This page presents some of the results of the work in the past years. There are a number of publications, articles, and reports about events conducted by Heinrich Böll Stiftung and its partner organizations covering the time from 2009 to 2019.

View from Warsaw: Loss of an ally

Published: 5 July 2016

With the UK gone, Poland, under the Law and Justice (PiS) government, will lose its favourite ally within the EU.

View from Paris: The need for certainty

Published: 5 July 2016

The three-word motto cited by Hollande in his statement could serve as a summary of what is needed after the Brexit: “freedom, solidarity, and peace”.

Brexit: United Kingdom is divided

Published: 30 June 2016

The referendum on UK's membership in the EU marks a unprecedented turning point in the history of the EU. Its effects cannot entirely be foreseen but it shows the current problem areas of the European integration project.

Introduction to Inside the Green Economy

Published: 30 June 2016

Green Economy is a source of both hope and controversy. For some, it points the way out of permanent environmental and economic crises and promises to reconcile – a long cherished Utopia – ecology and economics. It fosters the hope that we can hang on to our current high standard of material prosperity.

Foreword to Inside the Green Economy

Published: 30 June 2016

Even within the Heinrich Böll Foundation, the various concepts of a sustainable, environmentally friendly and participatory economy are the subject of intense debate. A introduction on the background of this book by the foundations presidents Barbara Unmüßig and Ralf Fücks.

Inside the Green Economy: Nature or natural capital?

Published: 30 June 2016

Green Economy sets out to rectify the failure of classical economics witnessed with regard to climate change and biodiversity loss by assigning a monetary value to nature and by integrating ecosystem services into the market system.

The Green Economy as a way out of the global crisis?

Published: 30 June 2016

“Business as usual” is not a realistic option, as even the international mainstream of the World Bank, UNEP and OECD acknowledge, an admission which has in turn boosted the Green Economy’s career prospects.

After the Brexit: Quo vadis, EU?

Published: 24 June 2016

Great Britain will leave the EU. What does that mean for European Union going forward? What can be done to strengthen political unity within the Union? A commentary by Ralf Fücks.

Behind global crackdown on NGOs, recognition of their power

Published: 23 June 2016

Around the world, autocratic regimes, and some that consider themselves democratic, are restricting the work of civil society groups that hold them to account.

Conference report: Crossing boundaries in European asylum and refugee policy

Published: 22 June 2016

Many experts are in agreement that the causes and long-term implications of the refugee issue can hardly be resolved at national level. Whether Brussels can play a more prominent role was the subject of debate at the annual European Conference held by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung in Berlin on 26 May 2016.

Refugee policy in Scandinavia: paradigm shift in liberal Sweden?

Published: 22 June 2016

The Nordic countries have traditionally been attractive for refugees. Given the large number of refugees that arrived last year, these countries have introduced an increasingly restrictive asylum policy, however.

Cléo, a transgender activist who has sought asylum in Tunisia

Published: 21 June 2016

Born in Benin, Cléo left her country because of her transsexuality and her activism. After living in Tunisia for several years, she was recently granted asylum there. She tells us about her fight and her odyssey.

In Tunisia, homophobia is deadly

Published: 20 June 2016

The cases of Marwen and the six students from Kairouan who were arrested and sentenced for homosexual practices in 2015 received a lot of media coverage. However, that did not stop the spiral of violence against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people (LGBTs) in Tunisia. Homophobia can be deadly.

Dare to Take Charge: The EU, Areas of Conflict in International Politics, and the Case for Assuming Greater Responsibility

Published: 20 June 2016

We cannot quarantine ourselves from the instability that reigns south and east of Europe. Europe must strike a new balance between idealistic foreign policy and realism. The opening address of the 17th Annual Foreign Policy Conference.

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Marketing and Promotion, instead of Transparency for the Games

Editorial: Behind the Rio Games

Workshop on Strategizing Women’s Substantive Political Representation

Brexit – a Polish perspective from Warsaw and London

The Limits to Green Growth

Business as usual: Riding the wave of anti-Brussels sentiment

Stephen Whittle: “The Yogyakarta Principles provide guidance and are a constant reference point”

Zimbabwe: "The socio-economic challenges are huge"

Energy Reforms in Ukraine: On the Track to Climate Protection and Sustainability?

Announcement: Anne Klein Women’s Award 2017

Why the Brexit referendum gives Trump fresh hope

Putinist trolls in Hungary are a threat to objective journalism

Irina Ghulinyan-Gerz

Brazil: More public funds for the Olympics

Mixed feelings: Brexit’s impact on EU energy and climate policy

Pakistan

View from Warsaw: Loss of an ally

View from Paris: The need for certainty

Brexit: United Kingdom is divided

Introduction to Inside the Green Economy

Foreword to Inside the Green Economy

Inside the Green Economy: Nature or natural capital?

The Green Economy as a way out of the global crisis?

After the Brexit: Quo vadis, EU?

Behind global crackdown on NGOs, recognition of their power

Conference report: Crossing boundaries in European asylum and refugee policy

Refugee policy in Scandinavia: paradigm shift in liberal Sweden?

Cléo, a transgender activist who has sought asylum in Tunisia

In Tunisia, homophobia is deadly

Dare to Take Charge: The EU, Areas of Conflict in International Politics, and the Case for Assuming Greater Responsibility

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