21st July 2014 Brasilia, Brazil
For those of us who are involved with Human Rights – whether it is our job, or just a cause we support – there is always a tricky question to answer: how far should we go to defend these principles without imposing our values into different cultures and traditions? How much should we respect these […]
20th May 2014 Brasilia, Brazil
One thing is clear about Human Rights: they are universal. However, some of us suffer from a special kind of threat because of our sexual orientation or identity. The UK stands behind the idea that any form of discrimination is unacceptable – this means that rights are equal for all of us. Regarding civil rights, […]
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6th March 2014 Brasilia, Brazil
Globalisation means more than having Facebook friends from different countries or receiving real-time news from across the world on Twitter. A globalised world means we share a lot of our problems and the responsibility to find solutions. That is what brought me into the Foreign Policy and International Cooperation world: if we work together as […]
1st December 2013 Brasilia, Brazil
One of the things we can be proud of our countries, Brazil and UK, is the quantity and quality of data available regarding HIV/AIDS. In both cases, there are timely statistics and impressive analysis. This is a very good thing – good and reliable data have led us to well targeted and effective policy. I am Brazilian and […]
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24th October 2013 Brasilia, Brazil
Women are 50% of the population, 50% of the policy beneficiaries, and 90% of the casualties from armed conflict are civilian women and children; why not make them 50% of the decision making and peacekeeping processes? In the UK, women are 51% of the population, but only 22% of our parliamentary representatives, 23% of our […]