Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing in June 2017. "The military forces young people into the battlefield as human shields in order to advance," says Veronica Sällemark to Utvecklingsmagasinet. Photo: Vadim Savitsky, mil.ru/ Wikimedia Commons
Of: Agnes Fältman
The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague (ICC) suspects Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing of human rights violations against the Rohingya minority group. The decision highlights the crisis the country has been in since the military coup in 2021.
- There are extensive reports of human rights violations such as torture, murder and rape, says Veronica Sällemark at the Olof Palme International Center.
December 16, 2024, Interview
In the middle, the then EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Utriainen, during a Global Gateway Forum 2023 together with (from right) board member of Africa Finance Corporation, Angolan Minister of Economic Coordination, Congolese Deputy for Transport and Communications, Zambian Minister of Finance and National planning, US Special Presidential Coordinator for Global Infrastructure and Energy Security and finally Vice Chairman of the Development Bank Group. Image: Nicolas Landemard/Wikimedia Commons.
Of: Patrik Ölvestad
In an interview with Utvecklingsmagasinet tells Chloe The tee van, expert on the think tank European Center for Development Policy Manageement (ECDPM), om digital infrastructure as a tool for local societysdevelopment and reflects on how well these initiatives succeed to respond to civil society needs in the African partner countries.
December 16, 2024, Interview
Of: The Chancellery
Josephine Sundqvist is awarded the FUF prize in 2024 because, through her efforts in both academia, civil society and the world of authorities, she has contributed to improving the living conditions of people living in poverty and oppression. Her ability to convey important knowledge about global issues, and her innovative ideas, have inspired Swedish actors to take responsibility in their international engagements. Josephine is a role model not least for young people who want to make a difference in the world.
December 16
Inobatkhon Sultanova started getting involved as an activist in 2017 and is today the organizational manager at the Kyrgyz youth organization Noviy Ritm. Photo: Johanna Berzell/Uttvecklingsmagasinet.
Of: Johanna Berzell
— We are trying to create change, to make our country and our lives better, says Inobatkhon Sultanova. For a decade, the youth organization has Noviy Rhythm worked for equality and human rights in southern Kyrgyzstan. This despite opposition from the authorities and the local population.
November 7, 2024, FUF-correspondents, Interview
Natia Gvianishvili, senior international advocacy advisor at RFSL, believes that the new Georgian law will lead to a serious deterioration of the freedoms and rights of LGBTQI people. Photo: RFSL
Of: Benjamin Frisk
Around Eastern Europe, the struggle for the rights of LGBTQI people can be said to balance on the thin line between hope and despair. In Georgia, politics is marked by contradictions between the ambition of EU membership and controversial legislation that regulates civil society, the media and now the rights of LGBTQI people.
October 29, 2024, Interview
June 6 to 9 are the EU elections. Karin Flordal from Sieps believes that it is an important right, but also an obligation, to make one's voice heard. Photo (left): European Parliament. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Photo (right): Karin Flordal. Source: Sieps.
Of: Elianne Kjellman
On June 6 to 9, the EU elections take place. Decisions made at EU level affect us all the time, both big and small. Nevertheless, it can be difficult to has talked to Karin Flordal, investigator at Swedish Institute for European Political Studies (Sieps), as believes that one does not need to be an expert on EU issues to vote in the future parliamentsthe choice.
June 3, 2024, Interview
Julia Carlzon works at Oxfam Sweden. She believes that Sweden's opposition to the EU bill on corporate responsibility worsens the image of Sweden as a leading country in climate and human rights. Photo (left): Alexey Larionov. Source: Unsplash. Image (right): Julia Carlzon.
Of: Fleur Riller Loins
Sweden recently announced that it will vote against the EU bill that will increase companies' responsibility for human rights and the environment, despite the fact that the bill has strong support from both civil society and companies. The bill has now been revised and a vote will take place on Friday. - What Sweden does, other countries listen to, says Julia Carlzon, communicator at Oxfam, about the upcoming vote.
March 14, 2024, Interview
Culture is conspicuous by its absence in Agenda 2030 and the global goals. Several actors in the cultural sector have therefore started the #culture2030goal campaign, to include an eighteenth culture-focused goal in Agenda 2030. "Culture has the ability to change our way of thinking," says Natalie Giorgadze at Culture Action Europe. Photo: Natalie Giorgadze/UN Women. Source: Flickr.
Of: Nora Nattorp
All UN members signed the agenda in 2015 and thereby established that the work for sustainable development requires efforts in several sectors. But one sector seems to be missing: culture.
May 23, 2023, Interview
Félix Díaz, president of the Consultative and Participatory Council of Indigenous Peoples of Argentina (CCPPIRA) and leader of the Qom indigenous people, has been camping outside the presidential palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina for two years. He wants the indigenous people's right to land and dialogue with the state to be respected, but according to Félix Díaz, the politicians do not respond to attempts to talk. Photo: Vilma Ellemark.
Of: Vilma Ellemark
The indigenous Qom people have camped outside the Argentine presidential palace in the capital Buenos Aires for over two years. This is in protest against the fact that politicians do not initiate dialogue with the group about their land rights. - The politicians have not responded to a single one of our formal letters or requests for dialogue, says protest leader Félix Díaz.
May 12, 2023, FUF-correspondents, Interview
Despite the beautiful nature of Armenia, the country is not yet an obvious destination for outdoor tourism. Photo: Tom Allen, Transcaucasian Trail Armenia.
Of: Sara Lannebo
In mountainous Armenia, a new hiking trail will promote tourism, environmental protection and young leadership. The project, which goes by the name Transcaucasian Trail running (TCT), has as a vision to tie the three together South Caucasian the countries of Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. Development magazine has interviewed ashot Davtyan, project manager for TCT, about the challenges and opportunities the project faces.
April 25, 2023, FUF-correspondents, Interview
