Human Rights

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. The Heinrich Böll Foundation is committed to ensuring that all individuals know their rights, can assert them, and defend them. 
Below, you will find all our articles, publications, and thematic focuses on human rights.

See the topic page Human Rights

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Misinformation, Disinformation, Malinformation

Published: 25 August 2020
E-Paper
Disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation pollute the information space worldwide and the trend of manipulating facts continues to disrupt public communication and, consequently, democratic processes in societies. The aim of this paper is to investigate the phenomena of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation, as well as their impact on the political sphere. In addition, the paper attempts to explain the harmful influence of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation on public debates, democratic processes, and civil society engagement.
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Perspectives 02/2017: Putting People Back Into Infrastructure

Published: 10 February 2020
This edition of Perspectives contributes to the ongoing debate on infrastructure development in Africa by sharing snapshots of experience from around the continent, exploring questions about democratic participation, the role of human and environmental rights, and economic transformation.

Shrinking spaces in the Western Balkans

Published: 15 December 2016
Without civic engagement and participation, democratization cannot succeed. This publication sheds light on the complex mechanisms of shrinking spaces in the Western Balkans, provides analyses, and develops adequate countermeasures.

Guide for journalists and media professionals: Human rights violations in the Olympic city

Published: 15 August 2016
The Brazilian non-governmental organization Justiça Global, partner organization of the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation, released this publication, that intends to be a tool that allows journalists to know the other side of this mega event, which resulted in the aggravation of processes of segregation, control and privatization of public spaces, and extermination of the black, poor population in the city.

Introducing the Right to Food in University Curricula

Published: 31 July 2016
While it is broadly recognised that hunger is a function of entitlements and not of food availability as such, there is still a vacuum in research and development education with regard to introducing a human rights and governance lens to teaching. This paper showes how this can be done.
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Rio 2016 Olympics: The Exclusion Games

Published: 26 July 2016
The City of Rio de Janeiro is the stage for several projects, now at the preparation of the city for the 2016 Olympic Games. The population of the city has already realized that the project Rio Olympic City, which comprises the developments for the 2014 World Cup, and the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as large projects such as Porto Maravilha, will not bring the promised benefits.

Struggle for equality: Sexual orientation, gender identity and human rights in Africa

Published: 23 October 2010
This issue of Perspectives light on the ongoing struggle of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people for equality in Africa. The articles demonstrate that despite the myriad of challenges and hostile environment there is a growing movement towards changing Africa into a continent where LGBTI people enjoy the full range of human rights.

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