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Book Review: “Greening the palm oil sector through smallholders”
Hivos’ lessons learned on sustainable palm oil The original title is Menghijaukan Sektor Sawit Melalui Petani: Lesson-Learned Hivos untuk Isu Sawit Berkelanjutan. The book was officially launched in Jakarta on January 26th, 2016 with the support of Indonesia’s Institute of Sciences (LIPI). The event was attended by Biranchi Upadhyaya, Director of Hivos Southeast Asia, the…
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Convocatoria para organizaciones interesadas en ser sub-receptoras en proyecto país
Hivos convoca a organizaciones de la sociedad a presentar propuestas para ser sub-receptoras del proyecto país: “Costa Rica, un modelo sostenible de prevención combinada y atención a la población de hombres que tienen sexo con hombres y trans femenina”. Este proyecto es administrado por Hivos y financiado por medio de una subvención del Fondo Mundial…
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Eight Hivos Tiger Award films premiering at IFFR 2016
As many as 106 films will have their world premiere at the 2016 Rotterdam International Film Festival (27 January to 7 February), with more than 260 filmmakers from 50 countries attending. This year, Hivos is proud to once again be the main sponsor of the festival, which is known for its distinctive and innovative programming.…
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On #HumanRightsDay We remember Libyan Human Rights Activist Salwa Bugaighis
On this International Human Rights Day, we take the opportunity to remember the brave Libyan activist Salwa Bugaighis, who believed deeply in human rights, women´s rights and equality for all, and who paid the ultimate price for her convictions. Salwa was one of the founders of the Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace, and played a…
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MENA region needs innovative ways to end violence against women
‘Prevention’ is the 2015 theme of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign. Violence against women is one of the most widespread human rights violations in the world. Many of the responses to address violence against women have focused mainly on supporting victims. Such strategies are crucial, but at the same time there…
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Indigenous inhabitants of the Amazon in Netherlands to denounce impact of oil companies
Indigenous representatives and environmental activists came to the Netherlands to report on the conflicts between indigenous communities in the Amazon and the oil companies active in the area. Aurelio Chino, leader of the Peruvian Quechua communities along the Pastaza River, and Humberto Piaguaje, leader of Ecuador’s Secoya indigenous tribe, made their voices heard in the…
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Combatting gender-based violence (GBV) in Lebanon
Today marks the UN International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, an opportunity for civil society organisations and political activists to galvanise action to end violence against women and girls around the world. According to the United Nations, 35% of women and girls globally experience some form of physical and/or sexual violence in their…
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Cultures seek to set themselves in motion after a historic congress
Historic is the only word to describe the Cultura en Movimiento (Cultures in Motion) congress, the first meeting of the actors who give life to the arts and culture in Bolivia. More than 300 people, including artists, cultural agents, academics, activists and authorities in the area participated in the event which took place in October…
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Inter-American Court orders reinstatement of Honduran judges and magistrate
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights published a sentence in the López Lone and others vs Honduras case in favor of three judges and a magistrate who, in their fight for democracy and rule of law, were dismissed from their positions for dissenting against the coup that took place June 28, 2009 in Honduras. This…
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Indigenous inhabitants share experiences in socio-environmental monitoring of their territories
The Bolivian Amazon provided the stage for the third international meeting of “Sharing Socio-environmental Monitoring Systems”, attended by indigenous representatives from Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador. The event, supported by Hivos, was held from October 25-29 in Rurrenabaque (Beni) with the aim of intensifying exchanges amongst the monitors, technicians and civic organizations working on environmental…
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Hivos celebrates its work in South America and announces new headquarters
What challenges do we predict for the future of civil society? How do we present the continuity of the work of civic organizations? These were the questions guiding the seminar held by Hivos in South America, which brought representatives of various partner organizations working in the region together in Bolivia. The two-day meeting in October…
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Seminar: Child Marriage during Democratic Transition and Armed Conflicts
With the support of HIVOS, the Arab Institute for Human Rights and ABAAD MENA Organization launched today a 3-day regional seminar on “Child Marriage during Democratic Transition and Armed Conflicts”, also in collaboration with the Democratic Forum for Women in Transitional Societies – Amina Forum Lebanon. This seminar focusses on the marriage of underage girls, which has significantly…
