Why it’s a big deal same-sex marriage has been backed in Latin America

17/01/2018

Inter-American Court of Human Rights opens a new era for American countries in the granting of LGTBQ Rights.

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The Unmentionables: Intimate health products in conflict zones

16/01/2018

Discover how The Unmentionables are providing intimate health products and education to refugees and displaced persons.

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Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh asks whether apartheid was really defeated

12/01/2018

Published in The Economist: A young South African laments his country's grotesque—and growing—inequality.

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Colombian OYW Ambassadors launch campaign to fight corruption

11/01/2018

“Ethics is in your hands” calls for people around the world to commit to transparency and fight corruption.

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Using sport to help victims of the Colombian conflict

10/01/2018

Earlier this year, OYW Ambassador Juan Sanchez launched his initiative aimed at helping vulnerable young people torn apart by decades of conflict.

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Walking Tohoku: A 614km Journey on the Michinoku Shiokaze Trail

7/01/2018

Speaking with Tokyo Weekender, OYW Ambassador Robin Lewis tells us about his Explore Tohoku project, making him one of the first to walk the entire length of the trail.

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Bringing back our beloved Yemen

4/01/2018

OYW Ambassador Mohammed Gaber shares his fears and hopes for his family, friends and fellow Yemenis as their country is torn by an escalating conflict.

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Is slavery in Libya the direct result of EU and US failed foreign policy?

3/01/2018

Meron Semedar writes how the auctioning of slaves we witnessed with CNN’s recent investigation is just the tip of a huge iceberg of human rights violations in Libya.

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