The Yogyakarta Principles +10 Reflection International human rights law and the rights of trans people. The Yogyakarta Principles plus 10 reflects on how international law has evolved in this area. By Dodo Karsay
70 Years of Human Rights. Indivisible. Inalienable. Universal. Introduction 70 years ago, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We work with our partners around the world towards making democracy and human rights, dignity and freedom a reality for all. The triad of Human Rights - Democracy- Ecological Sustainability is the basis for our work. By Barbara Unmüßig
Human Rights After Seventy Years: The View from the South Background Seventy years after the adoption of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) human rights are found in country’s constitutions and also incorporated in regional instruments. However, there is no issue as heated as the universality character of human rights. By Yuyun Wahyuningrum
Announcement: Anne Klein Women’s Award 2019 Announcement We invite you to nominate candidates for the 2019 Anne Klein Women’s Award, who courageously and perseveringly advocate human rights, equality and sexual self-determination. The closing date for submissions is 2nd September 2018.
Call for Applications: Workshop on Asian-European relations Call for Application Apply by the 1st of July to attend the first green open-space workshop on young Asian-European relations: "Our brave new world – valuing human rights across Asian-European borders".
Chile: "Secos" – Shows the Dark Side of the Avocado Boom Movie Chile is the only country in the world in which water resources and water management are privatized. Our documentary “Secos” shows the results and its disastrous consequences.
Halfway there: Myanmar’s difficult transition toward freedom of expression For decades, Myanmar was among the most isolated countries in the world. Although the process of democratization and the internet have changed things, people still cannot express themselves freely. By Nay Phone Latt
Hungary 2017: Detained refugees, persecuted NGOs, lack of legal certainty Hungary has reached a point where people fleeing from war and persecution can be detained, beaten and deprived of their rights, while those who endeavour to help them are cast as national security risks. By Nóra Köves
Tricky Business: Space for Civil Society in Natural Resource Struggles Preface The scope of action for civil society actors opposing large-scale projects; protesting social injustices, land grabbing, and environmental destruction; and demanding democratic participation and human rights is shrinking continually. By Barbara Unmüßig and Wolfgang Kaleck
Natural resource struggles: Shrinking spaces for civil society Study Governments and corporations are driving the demand for water, land and organic resources of all kinds as never before. Citizens are fighting for their rights and working to preserve their livelihoods. Our study "Tricky Business" shows how the mechanisms of expropriation work. [external_media:soundcloud.com/boellstiftung/tricky-business-bollfocus]
