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Poverty traps in Kyrgyzstan – driven by underfunded education, healthcare inequality, and informal labour – undermine human rights, especially for rural communities. This blog argues for structural reforms and equitable resource distribution to promote social justice and inclusive development.
The poverty trap: economic inequality as a barrier to human rights in Kyrgyzstan Read More »
The new EU strategy on skills aims to attract and retain talent from third countries to fill skills gaps, support higher education and strengthen competitiveness. It is worth analysing the human rights implications, highlighting positive aspects and potential critical issues.
To turn the AU Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls into meaningful action demands all hands on deck to dismantle violence against women and girls and amplify the voices of survivors. The current call for a structured review highlight the need for stakeholder consultation to address gaps in implementation, particularly concerning Article 14.
Amidst environments burning with hostility, violence, harassment, criminalisation, and political repression, the human rights workforce operates at front and rear under pressure. Coupled with experiences of injustice, urgency and institutional pressure, their psychological well-being is often threatened, at times to a disabling degree.
When mental health becomes disabling: supporting the human rights workforce Read More »
Environmental rights defenders have been recognised as human rights defenders. This mitigates the costly daily price of being frontline against environmental destruction, which regularly results in a disproportionate toll on mental health and in loss of lives.
Reducing the mental health toll on environmental human rights defenders Read More »
Eco-anxiety, though not a clinical disorder, impacts personal resilience. Addressing it requires therapeutic safe spaces and restoring personal agency to help individuals cope with the emotional weight of climate change by fostering empowerment amid planetary challenges.
From eco-anxiety to empowerment: cooling down the fear of a heated future Read More »
Aromanians have lived in the Balkans for over 2000 years, immensely contributing to development of all Balkan states and every field of the societies, today still fighting for their recognition and struggling to preserve their culture and language.
Aromanians/Vlachs: ancient people striving to preserve their culture Read More »
Burnout severely limits women’s ability to create impact within the human rights field. Left unaddressed women human rights professionals are overwhelmed and exhausted. Multiple steps can be taken for women to have a positive impact without burnout.
Women in the human rights field: navigating the path to impact without burnout Read More »
Palestinian women and girls with disabilities encounter numerous obstacles and discrimination accessing and asserting their sexual and reproductive health and rights. It is crucial to raise awareness, involve them in decision-making processes concerning issues that affect them and provide specialised training for service providers.
Accessing health rights for women and girls with disabilities in Palestine Read More »
Five evidence-based strategies are offered to support the mental wellbeing of humanitarian colleagues—without being a psychologist. Grounded in academic research, these strategies provide practical tools to care for others responsibly, without overstepping or causing unintended harm.
Caring for colleagues: how to help without being a psychologist Read More »