Ahead of Wednesday’s general election, an electoral campaign characterized by populism has masked efforts to grant arbitrary powers to the government that infringe on the rule of law.
Our perspective on the freedom to wear a headscarf, especially at work, in the context of an upcoming ruling by the EU Court of Justice on prohibiting wearing a headscarf in the workplace (on 14 March).
The reinstatement of the 'deep state' only provides continuum for the further entrenchment of the overarching powers of the patriarchal state. These power asymmetries must be undone.
Seis lecciones clave de cinco dirigentes hondureños para llevar adelante una lucha que es global, en el primer aniversario del asesinato de la líder indígena Berta Cáceres. English
Hand-in-hand with Trump, Theresa May is not merely playing to an anti-migrant populist crowd but helped to create it. This system is working as intended, but it must be disrupted.
Hediye Yûsîf, Co-Chair of the council of the new political structure, renamed ‘Democratic Federation of North Syria’, explains the thinking and the process behind the initiative.
Not holding a fifth UN world conference in 2015 has left a vacuum, a dangerous thing when patriarchal ethno-nationalists are colonizing public space. It is time to insist that international human rights institutions deliver for women.
Os Jogos Olímpicos revelaram as profundas contradições socioeconómicas e políticas do Brasil, e ajudaram a legitimar um discurso segundo o qual é licito transferir recursos desde os interesses públicos aos privados. English Español
¿Es lícito transferir recursos de los intereses públicos a los privados? Los Juegos Olímpicos desvelaron las profundas contradicciones socioeconómicas y políticas de Brasil y ayudaron a legitimar esa transferencia de recursos. Português English
Syrian women will be the pillars of any future democratic process. Their efforts deserve support from national and international actors.
In the second part of the series on key inter-related aspects of the upheaval facing European countries and their citizens: how should the EU tackle the issue of internal migration?
