Russia’s Presidency of the UN Security Council — how States and Civil Society should respondAn arsonist is (once again) presiding over the international firefighting institution. However, there are steps states and civil society…Apr 1, 2023Apr 1, 2023
Time To Take A BreakI have worked since I am 16 years old. What a privilege it has been for me.Feb 4, 20232Feb 4, 20232
Le mensonge du colonialisme pour permettre l’exploitation et la pollutionLes milieux économiques opposés à l’initiative pour des multinationales responsables prétendent notamment que cette initiative serait…Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020
My summer reading listThis summer — maybe more than any summer recently — reading helps to clear the mind, understand today’s problems, get a grip around what…Aug 5, 2020Aug 5, 2020
People in detention are forgotten or ignored in COVID-19 responsesWilliam Garrison is one of the many people who passed away from COVID-19 in 2020 while in detention. He died aged 60 on 13 April 2020 in a…Jul 15, 2020Jul 15, 2020
Violent police put democracy at riskGeorge Floyd was killed. The knee of a police officer on his neck. The knee blocks George Floyd’s breathing. It all lasts an eternity. An…Jun 8, 20201Jun 8, 20201
Coronavirus must trigger substantial, simple and swift support to civil societyGovernments need to put in place substantial, simple and swift cash grants to support frontline charities and non-governmental…Mar 19, 20201Mar 19, 20201
We are 30: Looking forward to the next decade“It all started with a meeting…”Nov 24, 2019Nov 24, 2019
Saving Lives Should Never Become a Crime!I remember walking towards our office in Brussels on a cold and rainy day in February 2016, angry; I had just discovered the European…Aug 9, 2019Aug 9, 2019
Couvrez cette pauvreté que je ne saurais voir !On apprend ainsi cette semaine — dans une certaine indifférence — que de plus de 10 % de la population est sous-alimentée dans le monde…Jul 17, 2019Jul 17, 2019
Everyone — every prisoner — should have the right to hope‘A life sentence is like a fire that I can’t put out. There’s not enough water to put it out, because, no matter how much I try to better…Dec 13, 2018Dec 13, 2018
PRI’s approach: as needed as everOriginally published on 13 September 2018 on the website of Penal Reform InternationalSep 14, 2018Sep 14, 2018
Death penalty: Belarus must be accountable to someoneBelarus is the last country in Europe to apply the death penalty. It often does so in secret.May 27, 2018May 27, 2018
Journalism is not a crime – it shouldn’t be in AzerbaijanWatch the documentary by Tom Heinemann about courageous and strong voices for freedom of expression and media freedoms, including the human…May 4, 2018May 4, 2018
Résurgence de l’antisémitisme par la réécriture de l’histoire nationale en Europe« Les [nazis] ont transformé toute la Pologne occupée en un grand camp de concentration et leur objectif était d’annihiler la population…Apr 25, 2018Apr 25, 2018
Council of Europe: don’t compromise on human rights in Russia!After congratulating Vladimir Putin on re-election, the COE must hold Russia accountable and require the same respect for fundamental…Apr 1, 2018Apr 1, 2018
A true foreign agent’s faceNow we know what a foreign agent looks like. Paul Manafort has been caught red-handed, enjoying foreign grants and disclosing them from…Nov 18, 2017Nov 18, 2017
Azərbaycan Avropa icmasının üzvü olmaq istəyirsə oyunun qaydalarına riayət etməlidirArticle originally published by Voice of America, 15 September 2017Oct 1, 2017Oct 1, 2017