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16th October 2014
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Blog Action Day 2014: Inequality
The theme of Blog Action Day this year is inequality. Inequality can take many forms. One of the most basic is economic inequality. This is a topical issue at the moment. The publication of Thomas Piketty’s “Capital in the twenty-first century” prompted a wide-ranging debate around his central argument that inequality has increased over the […]
16th October 2014
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Inequality: Injustice in Action
16 October is Blog Action day. And this year’s theme is inequality. So here’s a blog about inequality. Tackling inequality is an important part of UK foreign policy. Two of our six human rights priorities are specifically about inequality, including women’s rights and freedom of religion and belief. For us, the promotion and protection of […]
16th October 2014 Pretoria, South Africa
Tackling Global Inequalities
Today has been labelled ‘Blog Action Day: Let’s Talk About Inequality.’ To mark this occasion I wanted to share some thoughts on what the UK is doing to promote women’s rights and to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights. The promotion and protection of women’s rights is more than a moral obligation. It […]
16th October 2014 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Inequality
Today is blog action day, which brings together bloggers from different countries, interests and languages to blog about one important global topic on the same day. This year’s theme is inequality. One aspect of inequality is discrimination – allowing people different opportunities or different rights for reasons that are not or should not be relevant. […]
16th October 2014 London, UK
Malala and a Big Tent in Cheltenham
I drove to Cheltenham on Saturday – a four hour round trip worth every mile – to hear a former Archbishop of Canterbury deliver a lecture at the Literature Festival. I was there to support a friend, whose organisation – COEXIST – was staging the event. But in the big tent I was as spellbound […]
16th October 2014 Windhoek, Namibia
Addressing gender violence and inequality in Namibia
“There is one universal truth, applicable to all countries, cultures and communities: violence against women is never acceptable, never excusable, never tolerable.” – U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON Addressing gender violence and inequality in Namibia The promotion and protection of women’s rights is more than a moral obligation. It is enshrined in international human rights law. The […]
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16th October 2014 Beirut, Lebanon
Equality, Dignity, Respect: Trading Places
This year’s Blog Action Day (#BAD2014 #Blogaction14), on 16 October, is on inequality. To encourage debate about the rights of migrant workers, I spent the day with Kalkidan Nigusie, from Ethiopia. In the morning, we visited the Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk (who has written his response here), gave a press conference, and chaired a meeting […]
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16th October 2014
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To Defeat Intolerance and Inequality We Must Have Open Minds and Open Hearts
Every year since 2007 on Blog Action Day, thousands of bloggers come together to talk about one important issue, like poverty, climate change and human rights amongst others. This year the event is held on 16 October and the theme is inequality. HMA Jonathan Allen joins the initiative and blogs why to defeat intolerance and inequality, we must have […]
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15th October 2014 Toronto, Canada
Canadian science news: 6-12 October 2014
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15th October 2014
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Celebrando a las niñas para un futuro rosado
He tenido una semana seriamente colorida. Color magenta para ser precisos. Trabajando con Plan Internacional hemos estado pintando la ciudad de rosado, por así decirlo, llevando globos rosados al Congreso y al Palacio Nacional de Gobierno y orgullosamente usando una playeras rosadas, pines y bufandas. 11 de octubre es el Día Internacional de la Niña […]
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