Kadhafi says Libya no place for 'civil society'
In a televised address to the General People's Congress (GPC), Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi said the idea of a civil society "is a bourgeois culture and an imitation of the West that has no place here."
New NGLS publication on the UN engagement with people's movements
Civil society interaction with the United Nations (UN) system has increased significantly over the past 15 years. So far, the majority of these relations have been with non-governmental organizations of various kinds, including humanitarian and development NGOs, advocacy groups and faith-based organizations.
Colombian teachers face highest rates of political violence
A study by Education International highlights the atrocious scale of human rights violations against Colombian teacher trade unionists.