On shared struggles: From Sudan to the gilets jaunes to #MeToo
Sudan stands alone as it protests thirty years of oppression. And yet so much of its struggle resonates…
The story of an alliance between two poets — one Cuban, one South African
Keorapetse Kgositsile. Oupa Nkosi/Mail & Guardian Cynthia Gabbay, Freie Universität Berlin and Karin Berkman, Hebrew University of Jerusalem…
Reprisals on Human Rights Defenders: Need for NGO Action
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service On 23 January 2019, the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a statement…
From a Refugee Camp to Davos: One Co-Chair’s Story
Photo: WEF The Co-Chairs of this year’s Annual Meeting have delivered a strong call to action to participants in…
WHEN DREAMS ARE UNDER SURVEILLANCE
In elementary school, I was served Martin Luther King Jr. right along with Santa Claus and Jesus. As…
Tribute to Patrice Lumumba Assassinated On 17 January 1961
FacebookTwitterGoogle+LinkedInStumbleUponTumblrPinterestRedditVKontakteOdnoklassnikiPocketShare via EmailPrint Patrice Lumumba Why was Lumumba killed? Because he was a ‘relentless, dedicated, intelligent, passionate anti-colonialist,…
South Sudanese Civil Society in Uganda elects new leaders, calls for unity
December 19, 2018 (Kampala)-The Network of South Sudanese Civil Society Organizations in Uganda (NoSSCOU) has elects new leaders…
An Open Letter to Amnesty International from NGO Safe Space
Alexia Pepper de Caires and Shaista Aziz of NGO Safe Space respond to Amnesty International Netherlands’ recent refugee…
Haiti: Crisis and Resolution
There is a grave crisis in contemporary Haitian society, in which the masses of our people are opposing…
Nourishing Communities
By Prof. George Kent November 2018 – There are many guidelines for dealing with specific nutrition problems (No…
Diminishing Influence of Traditional Elders on Peace and Reconciliation in Somaliland
Somaliland tried to combine democracy and traditional governance and this formed the basis of the traditional elders’ confusion…
The Yellow Vest movement triumphs for now but questions remain
The French government has withdrawn the hike on fuel price taxes but the movement continues to grow. The…