30 July 2021, marks the 8th World Day against Trafficking in Persons. The theme of this year, “Victims’ Voices Lead the Way”, puts victims of human trafficking at the centre and highlights how important it is to listen and learn from survivors of human trafficking. … Read more →
Lavinia Spieß
To sink or swim in the Fragrant Harbour
“It’s a very fluid situation,” said Tara Joseph, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong earlier this year. Water has always been fundamental to Hong Kong for trade and its name comes from a phonetic translation of the Cantonese for Fragrant Harbour … Read more →
Women’s rights to their own body choices
11 July marks World Population Day and this year that covers an estimated 7.7 billion of us. In less than a decade, that number will have climbed to approximately 8.5 billion. However around the world a woman’s womb is becoming a political battleground as fertility rates fluctuate and policy responses often … Read more →
Locked up during Lock down. The prisoners left behind during Covid-19
As the world has struggled to combat the Coronavirus pandemic, many prison populations have been an afterthought in the discussions about the protection of vulnerable groups. … Read more →
Crisis of Hope: Suicidal Tendencies among minors at the Moria Refugee Camp
When the refugee camp at Moria caught fire, 17- year old Nour from Syria asked her mother to leave her there to die. But she is not the only one. Child refugees as young as eight are also expressing no desire to live. … Read more →