Women and rights. The way towards gender equality
«Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful violation of human rights. It knows no borders or geography, culture or wealth. As long as it continues, we cannot claim to…
Hopes for this New Year
2020 was a complex and unexpected year, the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted our lives, changed our habits and questioned our certainties. We managed to overcome many obstacles and difficulties within…
Nasrin Sotoudeh. The courage and hope of all women
On 7th November, the news about the release of Nasrin Sotoudeh was joyous, for a moment, for me and all those who have followed the sad story of the Iranian…
Reflections on the lack of European solidarity facing the migration phenomenon and the role of the Catholic Church
In the Mediterranean Sea, five years after Operation Mare Nostrum and the establishment of MOAS, many things have changed. Despite the wider spread of coronavirus in Europe, migrant people are…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: a lifetime in the service of gender equality
On September 18th, US Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life in this world ended. What did not end are all the causes that this gender equality defender pushed…
The impact of COVID19 on the environment
The lockdown measures taken to slow the spread of COVID-19 have impeded or reduced production activities and air, train and road traffic in almost every country in the world. The…
World Refugee Day: Noura’s Story
On World Refugee Day 2020 I would like to highlight Noura’s story which is very close to my heart. Noura is a 30-year-old Syrian woman who until January 5th 2015,…
#COVID19 pandemic and the Syrian conflict: the importance of Safe and Legal Routes
Libya, Yemen, and Syria are just some of the countries that are simultaneously facing the COVID-19 pandemic and dealing with long conflicts that have shocked entire territories and pushed populations…
#Covid19 and the war in Libya
According to the World Health Organization, there have been 64 positive cases of COVID-19 and 3 confirmed fatality due to the virus in Libya. However, the figures stated are very…
#Covid19 nightmare in Yemen
“For weeks now it has been evening. Thick darkness has gathered over our squares, our streets and our cities; it has taken over our lives, filling everything with a deafening…