Histoires

Hamza Hyassat is an activist. He works at the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development, a non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting rights-based, sustainable human development in Jordan. He is also a graduate of NIMD’s first Young Political and Civic Actors Trainee programme, which took place from November 2017 to August 2018. He chose to embark …

2 October is International Day of Non-Violence, a day to reflect on how we can use peaceful methods to change the world for the better. At NIMD we have seen for ourselves dialogue being used as a catalyst for resolving conflict in a non-violent way. That’s why we’re looking back at the story of Kizito …

This weekend, parliamentary elections were held in Ukraine. It is an important vote, with the country still reeling from the Russian annexation of Crimea, conflict continuing in the East of the country and corruption remaining a serious problem. There is strong public demand for democratic reform, and there are campaigners and politicians who give hope …

To celebrate Human Rights Day 2018, NIMD follows the journey of a remarkable woman. An indigenous woman, an artist and a lesbian, Sandra Morán knew the path ahead would not be easy when she decided to dedicate herself to politics in Guatemala. And indeed, Sandra’s work in Congress has been far from plain sailing. She …