What’s the price of development? Three reports from Africa and India are shedding light on extensive human encumbrances.
About atsil
Ildikó Áts (atsil) is a Germany-born Hungarian author, editor, translator and web designer. She studied languages, literature, philosophy, history, politics and economy as well as TCM in Hungary and Germany. Her focus is on ecology, human rights and FGM. She lives in Berlin.Domestic Migrant Workers in the Wake of the Arab Spring
Human Rights Watch and the ILO reveal the legal and humanitarian problems of migrant domestic workers in the GCC.
Arab Spring: Arising from Climate Change
“Well, you may not be interested in climate change, but climate change is interested in you.”
UN-Peacekeepers in the Failure Loop
“At the critical moment, I was reduced to begging for replacements from neighbouring countries and missions.”
Somalia, Corruption and Bill Gates
Despite significant progress in the food security outlook for the Horn of Africa, the child survival crisis is far from over.
IEconomy in China: Pace and Pressure
“Some say they stand so long that their legs swell until they can hardly walk.”
Social Upliftment by Free Music Teaching Program
“In my view, the root cause of all our social problem is exclusion.” – José Antonio Abreu
Baad – a Cruel Way of Peace Management
Often the girl given in baad is little more than a slave; she can be beaten or mistreated, or even killed.
FGM and Rape: Social Approach and Direct Help
“The same women who are publicly declaring it has been abandoned are continuing to cut.” (Irin Africa)
The Social Power of Online Petitions
“New Internet tools – like Change.org – are allowing very ordinary people to defeat some of the most powerful corporate and political interests around”
Green Initiatives in Rwanda
Far away from ideological beliefs or protective activism the Rwandan green initiatives are created with a rather pragmatic ambition.
News Crumbs from the New York Times
Some news from the NYT – about forgotten or neglected problems on the fringe of our awareness.
