A collection of pieces on environmentalism, human rights, and societal change.
This article was first published on February 16, 2017 on my blog about my time in New Delhi. The opening scene shows Jamal Malik. He is hanging from the ceiling, drool dripping from his mouth, and he is chained.The so-called police officer is electroshocking him to unconsciousness - apparently Jamal cheated in the famous show … Continue reading What bothers me about Slumdog Millionaire
Recently, I read two journal articles that took a closer look at some of the less ideal sides of human rights, one by wa Makau Mutua from 1996, and one by Sally Engle Merry from 2003, and I believe both of them are still relevant today. In the end, the existence of human rights is … Continue reading Why We Have to Rethink the Way We Talk About Human Rights
This article was originally published on the website of The Hague Peace Projects as part of a 3-article series on the upcoming Bangladesh elections on December 30. Bangladesh until 1991 was a military regime (1). The traces of such former militarization are ever-present in society and crystallize through the need to stay in power that … Continue reading A Political Culture Like a Bare-Knuckle Fight
Indeed, and there will be more soon! Below is a "trailer" to a longer video on Human Rights I will upload on Monday, the 10th of December, International Human Rights Day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbVaB4elYWc&t=42s
The following article was originally published on the website of The Hague Peace Projects. I interviewed a colleague, who had been involved with nominating Nasser Zefzafi. Her accounts are my primary source. The cover picture was taken by her colleague. Officially, Nasser Zefzafi was convicted for separatism; documents of his jailing condemn him for being … Continue reading A Tribute to Nasser Zefzafi and the Rif
An (Un?)Educated Guess 