Growing up and living in Finland, I have always felt relatively lucky when it comes to issues such as equality and human rights; we score among the absolute highest in topics such as gender equality, happiness, living standards and freedom…
Category: Advocacy
Official representation of IFLRY in institutions such as the UN and the Council of Europe.
Feminist Rallies in Pakistan, My Opinion:
As a blogger and a young student, I have seen the civic spaces within Pakistan evolve over the past decade especially because of the reemergence of democracy after a decade long military dictatorship. Also, with the expansion of social media…
Serhii Sternenko: the Liberal Journey of a Ukrainian Joshua Wong
Kyiv (Ukraine). It was a typical sultry summer day when Serhii (born 1995) entered the Kyiv headquarters of the Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine. Around 42 days had passed since his release from illegal detention in the city of Odesa.…
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We still Lack enough Voices that Speak against Gender-Based Violence in South Africa
My solidity is renewed by a thousand voices of women who stand against patriarchy, by women who come together with one voice and collectively denounce patriarchal power structures that dominate their societies. South Africa is one of the countries in…
La Vía Hacia la Miseria: una Mirada a través de las Protestas en Cuba
for English, see below Últimamente el país cubano ha salido a la calle en forma de protesta por la situación económica y social tan difícil que están pasando. Este artículo tiene los objetivos de explicar las razones de las protestas,…
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Taking Ideas to the Streets, IFLRY’s Bootcamp in Istanbul, a Participant’s Perspective
IFLRY’s Istanbul boot camp, titled “Taking Ideas to the Streets”, from 1-4 July was IFLRY’s first in-person event after an entire year of online webinars, mainly due to the rising threat of the COVID19 pandemic. Therefore, there was a lot…
American Democracy in Danger and the Youth in the Fight to Save It
This article is dedicated to Representative John Lewis and all those who fought and are still fighting for democracy. Hello everyone! For those of you who read it and for those of you yet to read it, my last article…
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Interview with Koen Stoop from the World Uyghur Congress – Part 2
This article is part of a two-part interview regarding the situation in East Turkestan, a region in the People’s Republic of China that is home to several minorities, predominantly Uyghurs, who are suffering from severe represessions by the Chinese government.…
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Why Companies Should Prioritize Accessibility
In the broadest possible terms, making businesses more accessible is about ensuring that everyone who has a desire to engage with a company can do so. Often this is considered through the lens of disability rights, but it also includes…
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Interview with Koen Stoop from the World Uyghur Congress – Part 1
Two articles brought my attention to what is happening in the Chinese province of East Turkistan (widely referred to as Xinjiang) in the past few months, although it is not an entirely new issue. The first was published in The…
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