Sergio Vieira de Mello as he addresses the Security Council. Source : UN Photo, photo by Mark Garten, 22 July 2003. https://media.un.org/photo/en/asset/oun7/oun7775363 AUTHOR: Eleonore Dlugosz Donnen Sergio Vieira de Mello was a man who cannot be reduced solely to his role as a diplomat. Yet his life is a chronicle of diplomatic events that demonstrate resilience and the ultimate sacrifice …
GN, now a young woman, survived years of Boko Haram captivity and around 13 months in unlawful militarydetention. Maiduguri, Borno State, July 2023Source: Amnesty International AUTHOR: Eleonore Dlugosz Donnen Boko Haram, whose name means “Western education is a sin” in Hausa, a Chadic language spoken in West Africa. It is a jihadist armed group that emerged in north-eastern Nigeria, whose …
Photo by kazuend on Unsplash AUTHOR: Beverly Mtui Have you ever questioned whether the right to be living with your family could be taken away from you? Being separated from your family can be a choice for many, for example, when migration is motivated by economic opportunities, such as for employment or education. In such cases, you may leave your …
AUTHOR: Kenza S. Why is Climate Change an Issue?Climate Change impacts our lives in many different ways that we might not be aware of. Currently, the level of global warming is above pre-industrial levels. This is worrying, because the long-promised efforts by the international community to ensure green growth, sustainable development and eradicate poverty have been unsuccessful. We are increasingly …
AUTHOR: Charisa Thuratong For the past few months, free movement has been limited in the Strait of Hormuz due to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)’s decision to close the strait following Trump and Israel’s aggression against the regime. With energy prices soaring worldwide, inflation risks threatening food security, particularly in the global south. Vital supply chains in a chokehold …
Image illustrating Mass Surveillance in China AUTHOR: Sara B. Gero In the age of artificial intelligence, the right to privacy is increasingly under threat. Governments across the world are using artificial intelligence to repress our right to protest, for example, by identifying protesters through facial recognition software. The use of AI tools has particularly harmful impacts on marginalised communities. Migrants …
Source: The New Yorker AUTHOR: Sibila del Palacio Cuesta “This trial is not about politics. It is about the thousands of people that were killed in cold blood” With these words, the International Criminal Court opened its investigation into one of the most violent chapters in recent Philippine history. The trial of former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has resurfaced the …
AUTHOR: Elisa Zúñiga Park In September of 2025, Cristina Fallarás, Spanish feminist writer and journalist, holder ofprizes such as the Prize of Good Practices of Non-sexist Communication (Premio BuenasPrácticas de Comunicación No Sexista) or the Prize of Feminist Journalism (Premio dePeriodismo Feminista), was targeted and persecuted by far-right Spanish political partyVOX. The party made Fallarás their focus on all social …
AUTHOR: Beverly Mtui There comes a time when every era utters the words “power to the youth” and pours all oftheir hopes into young people, the next generation, to undo the world’s wrongdoings. However, what happens when young people really do take matters into their own hands and demand change? In recent years, we have seen the emergence of the …
Women wait in a hospital in Ghazni, August 2025 (EL PAIS) AUTHOR: Sibila del Palacio Cuesta In the five years since the Taliban reclaimed power over Afghanistan in August 2021, a systematic rewriting of legislation has been underway. Corporal punishment has gone hand in hand with this new legislative reality. In 2025 alone, more men and women were subjected to …
