Geschieden, Ostdeutsch, Arm – Altersarmut bei Frauen

| Beitrag von Johanna Jaspersen

…nehmen, in eine Debatte einzutreten über vergeschlechtlichte Arbeitsteilung, den Wert von Sorgearbeit und die Situation älterer Frauen im deutschen Rentensystem. Quellen: http://www.zeit.de/kultur/2015-10/ddr-frauen-renten-altersarmut-uno-10nach8 http://www.verein-ddr-geschiedener-frauen.de/mediapool/83/831287/data/B_ker_-_Artikel.pdf http://www.bpb.de/politik/innenpolitik/rentenpolitik/188847/rentenrecht-nach-1990?p=all https://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/de/themen/aktuelle-meldungen/2015/oktober/altersarmut-steigt-in-deutschland-weiter-an/ http://www.bpb.de/politik/innenpolitik/rentenpolitik/153080/auswirkungen-der-rentenreformen http://www.gwi-boell.de/de/2012/12/03/vom-gender-pay-gap-zum-gender-pension-gap http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/soziales/statistisches-bundesamt-frauen-arbeiten-oft-unbezahlt-a-1034241.html http://www.verein-ddr-geschiedener-frauen.de…

The UN terrorist blacklisting regime persists, despite ongoing criticism of its opaque procedure

| Beitrag von Sophia Schroeder

…the United Nations began increasingly to refrain from using state sanctions. The latter had been applied to Iraq in 1990 with disastrous consequences for the population but with little impact…

Supply chain liability: The lawsuit by Karachi claimants against retailer KiK in historic perspective

| Beitrag von Dr. Carolijn Terwindt

from a supplying factory against a retailer will be heard in Germany. Factory Ali Enterprises in Karachi, Pakistan. Courtesy: Ayesha Mir (The Express Tribune) Next steps in the legal proceedings…

Ethics in Reporting: Setting Global Standards to End Child Marriage

| Beitrag von Marion Jabot

…conference addressed a wide spectrum of issues, from the refugee crisis, to the rights of the disabled, LGBT, women and children. The conference also offered interactive events such as speed…

A UN Convention on Business and Human rights – where do we stand?

| Beitrag von Isabel Daum

from 15th-19th October 2018 in Geneva. This marks a milestone in the process towards an international legal regime tackling the accountability gap with regard to transnational cases involving human rights…