The only practical way to approach the problem of migrant minors is through a system of EU institutions and a program of repatriation.

Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s misdeeds have taken and destroyed lives, and they should be judged in some venue.

Why post-apartheid South Africa, once a shining beacon of human rights, is cosying up to nasty regimes around the world.

The United States gambled the liberty of North Korea’s people for its own security – and it has won neither.

The ordinary Afghan people don’t trust their own government. But there’s still hope for a change. A key role will be played by the new American president-elected: Barack Obama

We can use that desire also to shame and coax better behavior out of China’s leaders.

Fast über Nacht entstanden Megastädte wie Shenzen oder Dubai und wurden zu ausgedehnten Bereichen urbaner Versuchsreihen. In der New York Times vom 7. Juni 2008 berichtet Nicolai Ouroussoff: .
Die HRW (Human Wrights Watch) weist darauf hin, dass Arbeiter, meist aus Asien, in den arabischen “Gastgeberländern” oft wie Sklaven gehalten werden. Dringend notwendige Reformen wurden, z.B. [...]

By Madeleine K. Albright (The New York Times)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008
Is the international system a collection of legal nuts and bolts cobbled together by governments to protect governments, or is it a framework intended to make the world a more humane place?

By Holly Hubbard Preston (International Herald Tribune)
FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2008
A new study provides statistical evidence of what many advocates of socially responsible investing have long asserted: Companies with links to regimes with questionable human rights practices make poor investments, financially as well as ethically.

By Galima Bukharbaeva (International Herald Tribune)
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008
The West didn’t have to sacrifice the victims of the Uzbek massacre.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/09/opinion/edbukharbaeva.php

By Howard W. French (The New York Times)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008
President George. W. Bush’s mission to African countries that are making strides on democracy was backed up with aid. By contrast, China has little to say about democracy, rights, or corruption.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/21/asia/letter.php

Mit einer ungewöhnlichen Aktion machen seit dem 19. Juli zwei Stuttgarter auf die Menschenrechtssituation in Burma aufmerksam.

The renowned fashion-designer Michael Michalsky knows what’s cool – that’s what he proved during his long-time assignment for Adidas Originals and Levi’s.
With his expressive t-shirt-design for the campagne Rettetdarfur.de, he shows that humanitarian commitment is more than cool.

Have you heard about Nicholas Kristof from the New York Times? Great journalist, great writer, and to me a real ethical institution. You will find lots of links to his articles on Fairplanet’s website in the Read the World section.