Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
Vicky Markham, Center for Environment and Population (CEP) – RH Reality Check – Friday, 27 May, 2011 (originally published 26 May) The United Nations Population Division just released a new report on projections for world population growth, with somewhat surprising findings. It said that the global population – rather than stabilizing as experts previously thought [...]
IRIN News Asia – Thursday, 26 May, 2011 VIENTIANE, 26 May 2011 (IRIN) – Trafficked girls have few prospects upon their return home and often the family can push them back into leaving, warn aid workers. “We have to consider that often someone in the village convinces them to leave and sometimes it’s one member [...]
Neema Ndunguru – WNN Opinion The educated African is the privileged African. For through her education, she has gained knowledge. And knowledge, as we – the educated – know, is power. There she sits, in her position of power, perched on the pedestal of privilege, cushioned by a false sense of pride. From this pedestal [...]
WNN Breaking Iran: Iranian judicial authorities should immediately release two recently detained women’s rights activists, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. The Campaign added that the Judiciary should end the harassment and arbitrary prosecution of citizens engaged in lawful actions aimed at challenging Iran’s discriminatory laws. Two women’s rights activists and [...]
Lee Sun-min – Korea JoongAng Daily in association with the International Herald Tribune – Wednesday, 25 May, 2011 (originally published 20 May) ‘We challenge the government to support children in the families in which they were born.’ – Jane Jeong Trenka The stories of adoptees are often recounted in the media, especially around this time [...]
