A group of foundations and philanthropists who are members of Ariadne – the European wide network of human rights funders – have issued an open letter to politicians and party leaders asking for thoughtful, accurate and truthful consideration of human rights issues in the run up to the UK general
An intense controversy over Amnesty International's association with people who reject its universalist principles has been sparked by its treatment of a senior figure who raised the issue. Here, a global petition signed by prominent writers and activists poses questions to the human-rights organi
Ofcom received 50 complaints about Channel 4's program on the UK Israel Lobby for which openDemocracy published the pamphlet. It was alleged that the program was biased, anti-semitic and poor journalism. Ofcom found none of these complaints to be grounded. We reproduce the ruling below.
The contest between Iran’s state and the opposition movement that arose after the presidential election of June 2009 is now at a critical point. How confident is the regime, where is the “green movement” going, and what should the international community do? openDemocracy writers examine the impas
Michael Edwards introduces his new book, "Small change, Why business won't change the world"
More openDemocracy authors reflect on a volcanic decade in global politics - continued from part I
A volcanic decade in global politics ends amid deep unease about the world’s ability to rise to key 21st-century challenges. openDemocracy writers draw breath and look ahead by reflecting on three questions: 1) What was the most significant trend in the century's first decade? 2) What do you most
How does the great uprising of 1989 look now, in the perspective of twenty years? Many questions still surround the events when “we the people” became the subjects of history in east-central Europe, the Berlin wall fell, the communist governments in the region disintegrated, and the cold war expir
Dear President Obama,
We have written this letter because, as intellectuals and former policy-makers in central and eastern Europe (CEE), we care deeply about the future of the transatlantic relationship
When the Apollo 11 rocket landed on the moon on 20 July 1969, openDemocracy asked some of its contributors to offer their thoughts. At the time, we were still publishing
For Gaza and the Palestinian people. A poem written Written by Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate, during her incarceration in Ramle prison, Israel. 3lst June, 2009
The crisis that is shaking Britain's political establishment makes bold and imaginative reform look essential. Many of the proposals raised in the weeks since the "expenses scandal&
