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Global Issues and Law

Human rights, globalization, rights dialogue, humanitarian aid and the UN. Current information and background on global issues and legal.

Katerina Fomina aus Russland Freedom of expression
Journalists in exile
“I can breathe freely here”
Living in exile in Germany: three journalists explain what freedom of expression means to them.
Theologe Dietrich Bonhoeffer National Socialism
Theology
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: faith in contradiction
It is not possible to be a National Socialist and a Christian at the same time: this is the attitude that defined the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The theologian was murdered by the Nazis on 9 April 1945.
deutsche UN-Soldaten
United Nations
Germany’s commitment to the UN
Germany does its duty through the UN in many different ways, from providing humanitarian aid to participating in peacekeeping missions.
Annalena Baerbock, Nangolo Mbumba und Olaf Scholz Summit of the Future
United Nations reform
Common language for the challenges of the future
The countries of the Global South showed Russia the red card, allowing the Pact for the Future of the United Nations that had been drawn up by Germany and Namibia to be adopted after all.
UNHCR Hilfe Active commitment to helping refugees
Displacement and migration
Diverse help for refugees
From humanitarian aid on site to receiving refugees: Germany is committed to protecting refugees worldwide.
Demokratie braucht Pressefreiheit und Meinungsvielfalt. Freedom of the press
International commitment
Media Freedom Coalition – together for freedom
Germany and Estonia are the co-chairs in 2024: more than 50 states and 20 NGOs actively promote media protection in the MFC.
Rechtsanwältin Roda Verheyen Basic Law
Climate action
“Our Basic Law actually covers pretty much everything”
Protection of the environment is enshrined in Germany’s Basic Law. The lawyer Roda Verheyen is taking legal action to enforce this protection.
Ein Mann gibt seine Stimme bei einer Wahl ab. Basic Law
Co-determination
“Strengthen democracy by giving people many opportunities to experience democracy”
Claudine Nierth from the Mehr Demokratie association tells us how referendums and citizens’ councils can complement parliamentary elections.
Svenja Schulze (l.) und Annalena Baerbock Feminist foreign policy
Development policy
Two ministries, one shared goal
German feminist foreign and development policy go hand in hand: Equality and participation are their goals.
Leonie Stamm, Research Fellow bei der DGAP Feminist foreign policy
Science
“New value-based alliances”
Feminist foreign policy: in an interview, Leonie Stamm of the German Council on Foreign Relations explains the concept and its significance.
Bild Basic Law
Equality
“The foundation for everything that followed”
The commitment of the “mothers of the Basic Law” paved the way for equal rights, says Deike Wichmann, who has written a novel on the subject.
Professor Heiner Bielefeldt lehrt an der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Basic law
Human rights
“The freedom of religion is essential to human dignity”
The human rights expert Heiner Bielefeldt explains why the freedom of religion is so important and why it is often misunderstood.

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