Karol Daniela Sánchez Karol Daniela Sánchez has a degree in Literature and Spanish Language from the Universidad Industrial de Santander, and is co-founder of the Zurronas Feminist Collective
Karol Daniela Sánchez Karol Daniela Sánchez has a degree in Literature and Spanish Language from the Universidad Industrial de Santander, and is co-founder of the Zurronas Feminist Collective
Jóvenes VIVE Jóvenes VIVE is a transfeminist, intercultural and anti-racist youth organization; defenders, promoters and guarantors of human, sexual and reproductive rights, especial
African Creative Action Network (ACAN) ACAN is a network of African artists and activists combining art and activism to drive social change.
Chief Nyamweya Chief Nyamweya is an author, visual artist and co-founder of Freehand Studios, an African digital arts and social impact studio based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Salima Macharia Salima Macharia is a mental health crusader championing the rights of the poor and marginalized in Kenya.
Loveth Liberty Patrick Loveth Nwuju is a dynamic Nigerian writer, Creative director and Performing artiste who has flowned her artistry with the stage name: Loveth Liberty.
Rinu Oduala Rinu Oduala, 23, from Lagos, Nigeria, is the project director of Connect Hub NG, a human rights platform that advocates for the rights of young people in Nigeria and doc
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: A Historical Deal for Biodiversity Published: 29 December 2022 The 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biodiversity took place in Montreal from the 7th to the 19th of December, 2022. The results were mixed. This article analyses the good, the bad, the ugly, as well as the way forward from CBD COP15.
Actually European!? 2023 Published: 23 March 2023 2023: This year’s “Actually European!?” study examines the expectations that citizens have for Germanys EU Policy at the "Zeitenwende”. Moreover, the long-term study, now in its fifth year, surveys what Germans perceive to be the country’s role within the EU.
"We’ll never be able to offset our way to keeping global temperature rise below 1.5°C" Published: 22 December 2022 The question of CO2 removals was part of the negotiations on Article 6. 4 of the Paris Climate Agreement at the UN climate conferennce COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh. Erika Lennon of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) explains what the issues and concerns were at the conference around this topic.
The power of poetry Published: 19 December 2022 How does my writing work? Mely Kiyak addresses this big question against the backdrop of Heinrich Böll's Nobel Prize lecture, in which he dealt with the unfathomable prerequisite for his own writing.
"Immediately after that seminal year of 2000, it was the writers who started creating bonds" Published: 15 December 2022 In this far-ranging interview, our office director, Nino Lejava talks to NIN Award winning author and director of the KROKODIL independent cultural center, Vladimir Arsenijević, about the historical and political foundations of Serbia's current geopolitical as well as cultural position with regard to its immediate neighbors, as well as Europe.
Feminism in Pictures: Global Feminist Pitch Published: 6 November 2023 “Feminism in Pictures” is the result of a collaboration with seven incredible feminist illustrators from Brazil, Iran, India, Georgia, Pakistan, Turkiye, and Kenya for the Global Feminist Pitch 2023. These graphic novels are evidence of the continuing streams of feminist resistance and resilience in diverse global contexts.
The Debt-Climate Nexus Published: 14 December 2022 As central banks tighten monetary policy, dozens of climate-vulnerable, highly-indebted countries teeter on the edge of a financial abyss. To address the confluence of economic and environmental disasters ravaging the Global South, the international community must provide immediate debt relief in exchange for green investments.
In the Name of National Security: How Spyware Threatens the EU’s Democratic Foundations Published: 14 December 2022 The use of spyware against journalists in the EU is alarming. Saskia Bricmont explains how severe the threat is, who the perpetrators are and their intentions.
"Poetry is not a class privilege." Published: 13 December 2022 In the book "Collected Silence," Sharon Dodua Otoo has opened up new perspectives on the life and work of Heinrich Böll. In an interview, the writer now explores the now famous Nobel Prize lecture that Heinrich Böll wrote fifty years ago. A conversation about the possibility of language, poetry and other realities - beyond prevailing reason.
The author of the interspace Published: 10 December 2022 When Heinrich Böll was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1972, the general tenor was that it was an explicitly political award. That image is wrong, and it was wrong even then.
From a human rights defender to a women's rights activist Published: 9 December 2022 Syrian lawyer Joumana Seif is the 2023 Anne Klein Women's Laureate. She strives for the political participation of women and the recognition of gender-based violence as a crime against humanity as well as its punishment. Kristin Helberg describes her journey from Damascus to Berlin.
A State of Absolute Solitude Published: 8 December 2022 Tasos Telloglou reports on the surveillance of journalists and politicians, the violation of telecommunications secrecy and his research into spyware.
Sara Larraín Sara Larraín is a Chilean environmental activist and director of the NGO Chile Sustentable.
Lea Strack Lea Strack works as a research assistant at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) for the Sustainable Global Supply Chains Research Network,
Mattes Tempelmann Mattes Tempelmann is a geographer who lived in Peru from 2014 to 2021, where he worked as a Comundo/Agiamondo specialist for the Red Muqui network.
Vanessa Schaeffer Manrique Vanessa Schaeffer Manrique is an environmental lawyer and part of the Peruvian NGO CooperAcción and the Red Muqui network of civil society organizations.
Matthias Baier Matthias Baier is the head of the German Competent Authority - EU Due Diligence Obligations in Mineral Supply Chains (DEKSOR).
Claudia Müller-Hoff Claudia Müller-Hoff (Bogotá, Colombia) is a lawyer specializing in business and human rights.
Erika Mendes Erika Mendes works for Justiça Ambiental, a civil society organization in Mozambique that works on issues such as climate justice, land rights and environmental justice
Ingrid Hausinger Ingrid Hausinger is the Program Coordinator for Social-Ecological Transformation at the Heinrich Böll Foundation office in San Salvador.
Andrés Ángel Andrés Ángel is a Colombian geologist with more than ten years of experience in assessing the socio-ecological impacts of extraction projects, particularly in the mini