China has gained increasing power in the world and has ambitions to become a superpower. This is where Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump will meet in November 2017. Photo: Andrea Hanks (CC BY 3.0)
Of: Isabell Carlsson
China is gaining more and more influence around the world. In May, a conference on human rights was canceled in Stockholm - at the request of the Chinese Embassy. Human rights expert Man-Yan Ng and People and Defense Andrea Wahlberg explain that an influential China can even lead to new definitions of human rights.
July 1, 2019, News
Should the access to water be privatized or should it be free for everyone? Photo: United Nations Photo / Flickr.
Of: Kathrin Hegger
The supply of water, our most essential natural resource, will face shortages in the coming decades. Water was declared a human right by the UN in 2010. Therefore its accessibility should be ensured. In which way this will be done remains disputed.
June 17, 2019, English, Shops, Opinion
Vakhsh River, Tajikistan. Photo: Wikimedia
Of: Jonathan Wirth's and Tessa Stockburger
Water has often been a central topic in the relations between the five former Soviet Republics - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The current construction of Rogun Dam on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan illustrates how the demand for water can become the source of various conflicts.
June 17, 2019, English, Long read, Shops
Sunday's election to the European Parliament is a fateful election for democracy and human rights, writes Anna Stenvinkel on Forum Syd. Photo: Per Wilkens
Of: Anna Stenwinkel
On Sunday, the Swedish people go to the polls again. Now it's about what Europe we want and what voice the EU should have in the world. At a time when threats to democracy and human rights are increasing, the EU's role as a global player is more important than ever, writes the aid organization Forum Syd.
May 24, 2019, Debate
Of: The Chancellery
Slavery is something that is often associated with the colonial slave trade, but even today there are many forms of slavery around the world. Read about guest workers in Qatar, maids in Mexico, kidnapped women in Kyrgyzstan and nuns who are sexually exploited within the Catholic Church.
April 11, 2019, News
"Climate change in practice means water change," write debaters in connection with World Water Day, which was March 22.
Of: Erica Fahlström
During the past week, the environment and climate have been a popular topic of debate, together with, among other things, World Water Day and that Swedish trade can promote human rights. Some debaters have highlighted in particular how climate change unfairly affects already vulnerable groups the most, but also how global inequality affects solutions and current climate policy.
March 27, 2019, Current debate
Young people gather for climate strike in Melbourne. Photo: Julian Meehan
Of: Susanne Bartholdsson
During the past week, debate and leadership sites have discussed Swedish security policy, Sweden's and the UN's human rights work and the Swedish international relationship with China. What is the next step in climate work after a global school strike? And how should Sweden develop its diplomatic relationship with China?
March 20, 2019, Current debate
From the Pride Parade on February 2, 2019. The picture shows members of the organization Hamsafar Trust, which is involved in organizing Pride in Mumbai. Photo: Sofia Brännström and Isabell Carlsson
Of: Isabell Carlsson and Sofia Brännstrom
Thousands of people attended this year's Pride Parade in Mumbai, India. In the autumn, it became legal to have same-sex sex - a great victory for the LGBTQI movement. But there is still a lot to do to achieve a tolerant India, the pride participants say. The rainbow flag flutters proudly in the air and adorns make-up faces and placards. Around the parade are police […]
Read more »
March 5, 2019, FUF-correspondents
Venezuela's flag, which is at the heart of this week's debate.
Of: Celina Lindgren
This week's debaters have focused on the whole world when the Davos summit ends and Venezuela enters political turmoil. At the same time, the political situation in Turkey is being discussed. Although the debaters are based on different continents, they agree that the outside world must react and take responsibility for human rights and democracy.
January 30, 2019, Current debate
The world's economic and political leaders meet at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Photo: US Embassy Bern / Eric Bridiers
Of: Christina Arvidsson
This week, the World Economic Forum is being held in Davos, Switzerland. There, some of the world's most influential business leaders and politicians meet to try to solve global problems. Based on the meeting in Davos, several debate articles have discussed both climate policy and the importance of transparency among the power elite.
January 23, 2019, Current debate
