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CGS regularly publishes op-eds on the issues that matter most to global democracy, plus news, press releases, and organizational statements from our programs and campaigns. Read it all here, get a monthly roundup by email through eNews, or follow Field Notes on LinkedIn.
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Ruth Hecht Zinar 1920-2017
In late October we lost our dear Ruth when she expired after a short illness. Ruth’s parents emigrated from Russia and settled...
Human RightsHow Miss Peru Contestants Shined the Spotlight on Femicide
Picture this: Gorgeous women dressed in sequin gowns line up on stage. One by one, they step up to the microphone and...
Global JusticeYemen: Effective Humanitarian Aid Depends on a Peace Accord
The United Nations together with the governments of Sweden and Switzerland which have often led humanitarian issues in the U.N. system held...
Human RightsWhy Net Neutrality Should Be Considered A Human Right
In 2012, the Human Rights Council of the United Nations determined that a connection to the internet is a human right. Among...
Global JusticeSyria: Chemical Weapon Use, Destruction of Children, The Ethical Vacuum
The Association of World Citizens calls for the re-affirmation of humanitarian international law. It is a call to the soldiers and militia...
Human RightsCGS Marches for Women of the World…And for One World
CGS was a robust participant in the historic Women's March on Washington on January 21st, the day after the inauguration of Donald...
NewsMercosur Suspends Venezuela’s Membership
Mercosur didn’t waste any time. The South American trade group warned that it would suspend Venezuela’s membership if it didn’t improve human...
Global JusticeJanuary 11: National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
January 11, 2017 is a special day. Not because of the numeric coincidence of 1-11-17. But because of the large number of...
Global JusticeImmigration, Detention, Control
If I were another on the road, I wouldn't have looked back. I'd have said what one traveler says to another: Hello...
NewsMercosur to Suspend Venezuela over Human Rights Record?
Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami famously wrote, “Hell has no true bottom.” And Venezuela may be proof. As the country continues its downward...
Global JusticeYemen negotiations move ahead slowly – post-war planning needed
The UN-mediated peace negotiations for Yemen led by Ismail Ould Cheikh in Kuwait move ahead slowly. The 13-month war was at first...