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Human Rights for All – Even Thatcher and Bin Laden
Since news broke about the death of Britain’s former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, celebrations have en widespread on Facebook, Twitter, blogs and in real life. Similar scenes were played out in 2011 when Osama Bin Laden ...
Assessing Change in the Philippines: A Personal Perspective on Institutional Stickiness and Idealism
A popular sentiment among my friends in the Philippines is that the government is getting worse with each passing day; with this comes the belief that there is little recourse to a ‘better life’ but to leave the country. It...
Daily News Roundup – 13 August 2012
Europe Thousands flee fires in the Canary Islands as blazes sweep Spain Rampant forest fires on La Gomera, in Spain’s Canary Islands, have forced the evacuation of more than 5,000 people since Friday, with 910 taken by...
Daily News Roundup – 16 July 2012
Europe Athletes arriving in London for Olympics With 11 days to go until the Olympic Games are to start, thousands of athletes and officials have begun arriving at London’s Heathrow airport, which is expecting its busiest day...
COP18: Conflict in climate change and Africa
Young climate change activist and women’s rights advocate Ruth Nyambura is attending the United Nations Climate Conference this year to join the voices of the global south calling for strong action on climate change. Nyambura...
How violence in Libya impacts the oil industry
Politics, power, and oil are tightly intertwined in Libya. To control oil is to hold power, thereby making Libya’s oil infrastructure a hotbed of conflict and violence. Libya’s complicated political landscape is d...
