Marginalization of the marginalized Published: 18 November 2024 Commentary The climate crisis affects marginalized communities disproportionately more than others even though they are the least responsible. Reason enough to give them space in the UNFCCC climate negotiations - but the current tendency seems the exact opposite. Liliane Pollmann, Srijani Datta, Global Young Greens (GYG)
UNHCR report: “LGBTI refugees are particularly vulnerable” Published: 18 May 2016 Caroline Ausserer spoke with Zhan Chiam, employee at ILGA (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association), about the recent report of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on LGBTI asylum-seekers and -refugees. Caroline Ausserer
Canadian Elections 2015: The Power of the "Ethnic Vote" Published: 14 October 2015 The Canadian candidates know that they can't without the support of the immigrant communities. Why do they have such a huge influence? About the Canadian phenomenon of the "visible minorites". Hannah Winnick
Syria: When minorities become pawns in a power game Published: 2 July 2015 The Assad clan is exploiting the multi-religious composition of Syria and holding its minorities in a fatal grip of dependency. Bente Scheller, Dr. Haid Haid
To Stay or to Leave? No Escaping the Hopelessness in Syria Published: 2 December 2014 An international conference on the situation of Syrian refugees has been arranged for 28th October in Berlin. Yet in view of the magnitude of the crisis, this is a mere drop in the ocean. Western states keep concentrating on ways to ease the symptoms of the crisis which they cannot gain control over without political underpinning. Bente Scheller
