Egypt: The German government must take a clear stance against attacks on human rights defenders and partners of the Heinrich Böll Foundation With Ahmad Abdallaht, head of the human rights organisation "Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedom", the Egyptian authorities have arrested another partner of the Heinrich Böll Foundation. "Egypt is a country under authoritarian control which has largely abandoned the principles of fundamental rule of law and human rights", said Barbara Unmüssig. "These principles are non-negotiable - and cannot be exchanged for large contracts for German industry."
International Working Group: Thinking about a Common European Future Press-Statement: Over the last two days (21/22 September 2015), civil society actors and think tank experts from Poland, Ukraine, Russia and Germany have met to confer on the crisis of the European security order and on ways out of the current political-military conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Heinrich Böll Foundation leading German funder of worldwide LGBTI human rights work The survey “Strengthening Human Rights!” introduced by the Dreilinden gGmbH and the German Institute for Human Rights today identifies the Heinrich Böll Foundation as the most important German promoter of international LGBTI human rights work.
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina and Yuri Andrukhovych receive the Hannah-Arendt-Prize 2014 The Hannah-Arendt-Prize for Political Thought, which is awarded by the City of Bremen and the Heinrich Böll Foundation, is endowed with 10,000 Euro in 2014. The Prize is awarded to people who in their thought and deeds courageously accept the challenge of public intervention.
Information concerning the accusations made by the “Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union” (FAU) The Berlin Labor Court has decided in favor of the employee of a service provision company, determining that an employment relationship with the Heinrich Böll Foundation existed. Dr. Livia Cotta, CEO of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, comments.
The cost of climate change must be met by the polluting industries The world’s top-emitting companies should be made accountable for their role in global warming, according to the "Carbon Majors Funding Loss and Damage" report, published today by The Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Climate Justice Programme.
”Tolerant? We’re Tolerant” – A Cinematic Intervention Who tolerates whom? Who is "we" and who are "the others"? How private or public can/must love be lived? A Cinematic Intervention by director Angelina Maccarone and writer Carolin Emcke on equal rights for LGBTI.
Meat Atlas 2014 - Global facts and figures about meat The Heinrich Böll Foundation, Le Monde Diplomatique and Friends of the Earth Europe / BUND launch the new Meat Atlas 2014, an analysis of the big business of the global meat trade.
International Conference: Europe‘s Future – Your Future Friday, October 18th 2013, 9.45am – 7pm. The conference is part of the 3-days Berlin international Congress with experts from the political and scientific community, workshops and networking sessions.