Aristides de Sousa Mendes saved 30,000 people during World War II, 12,000 of whom were Jews facing certain death. As Europe faces another refugee crisis, his grandson argues that Sousa Mendes' courage and compassion is needed now more than ever.
Australia is the latest country to propose combatting ‘modern slavery’ through corporate reporting rather than effective regulation.
Do superblocks challenge the voracity, inequality and capacity for destruction of the neoliberal city, or simply mitgate its effects? Español
DiEM25 calls on all European nations to sign the Nuclear Ban Treaty as a matter of human survival.
Singapore may soon elect its first female president – but the struggle for gender equality in the region is far from being won.
The model of representative democracy in Latin America presents a vital problem: elected representatives are, in general, unable to respond to the demands of those they represent. Español Português
The reinforcement of pervasive, high-tech security measures has long been the primary consideration for EU security strategists, egged on by private interests. Time for a new direction before it is too late. New report
The dubious constitutionality of the law enabling its construction and its adverse impacts on Nicaraguans’ human rights are already being felt, irrespective of whether or not the delayed mega-project materialises. Español Português
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Niger would be in for a rough ride if efforts to end human smuggling were taken seriously, and the European Union knows it.
By failing to address 'new wars' international law has added to insecurity. Is it time for a second generation human security resting upon the laws of humanity?
Negotiations on a future Brexit deal have barely gotten started, yet EU workers across the UK are already finding themselves more vulnerable in the workplace.