The year of Youth: rebels but with a cause
The General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) proclaimed an International Year of Youth starting on August 12, 2010 and ending on August 11,...
And the human rights, where are they?
At the beginning of the year, the NoH8 campaign was launched by the photographers Adam Bouska and Jeff Parshley, in the state of...
The African youth give their message
Why is the number of teenage pregnancies in Africa so high? What are the risks of early pregnancy? What is necessary to do to reduce these risks?...
Cultural Diversity: broadening our perspectives
Such international events as the World Cup, the Olympic Games, international conferences, and forums give us the incredible opportunity to expand...
Human Trafficking: Stay away from this!
One of the most profitable criminal activities is human trafficking, ranking alongside drug and weapons trafficking. The annual profit generated...
Virtual World: Risks and Possibilities
Have you ever been a victim of cyberbullying? The name may sound strange, but this is an increasingly common practice in the lives of Internet...
Racial Discrimination: Rethinking the Myth of Equality
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, celebrated on March 21, was established by the United Nations in memory of the...
Haiti: Before the Quake, The Uncertainty After the Quake, and Our Role in it
Imagine you are a citizen of an economically ruined and politically dependent country. A place where the majority of the population lives below the...
Climate Change: Is there still hope?
The world has been receiving warnings for over a decade about the dangers of global warming and the imminent threat of uncontrollable disasters if...
Contemporary society and the homophobia
The aversion to homosexuality is a historical problem and is still around in the XXI century. In 1971 the American psychologist George Weinberg...
