My struggle with the truth and freedom
Before settling on this topic I must say I had to scribble and cancel a dozen more just to figure out what best to write about. Freedom is a word that many have come across and always talk about but majority of people don’t know it’s real meaning. For one I never really understood what […]
‘Altruistic surrogacy’ a big business
Situation in the Council of Europe On the 15th of March the Committee on Social Affairs of the Council of Europe will vote on a report that intends to promote altruistic surrogacy as a way to limit human rights breaches associated with surrogacy practices in the European Continent. In the past few years, surrogacy scandals […]
Winter on Fire – Ukraine’s Fight For Freedom
What was Winter on Fire? In just 93 days, what started as peaceful student demonstrations became a violent revolution. The documentary Winter on Fire brings you the story of Ukraine’s fight for freedom from the front lines of the 2014 uprising. What Happened? Winter on Fire provides an interesting in-depth look at the Ukrainian uprising […]
What is Beauty? Intervention of Mafalda at the European Arts Forum 2015.
During the first edition of the European Arts Forum held in Brussels last November 2015, 40 young artists and art-lovers as well as scholars, European decision-makers and cultural associations representatives from around Europe gathered together to examine the relationship between art and the human condition. We had the great joy to welcome Mafalda Pereira da Cunha […]
Philosophical, cultural and political reflections on how Beauty will save the world
Filozofske, kulturne i političke refleksije o tome kako će Ljepota spasiti svijet [tabs] [tab title=”English”] Exposition from the European Arts Forum 2015 in Brussels Probably many of you are already familiar with the sentence said by Prince Miskhin in Dostoyevsky’s novel The Idiot: “Beauty will save the world“. Not only that he said that, but […]
No, a UN Committee Did Not Affirm Abortion as a Human Right
English A recent article on the Huffington Post claimed in its title that a United Nations committee had recognized abortion as a human right in the complaint of K.L. against Peru. However, the article misrepresents international law and the actual report. Not only is abortion not a right in international law, no U.N. committee has […]
Our Greatest Freedom is Our Freedom to Choose Our Attitude
On January 22, the World Youth Alliance had the great opportunity to take part in the March for Life in Washington D.C. Despite the snow and the cold, four members of our organization joined thousands of people to defend Life, to defend the dignity of the most vulnerable human being, to defend the right to […]
120 Years of National Institute for Blind Children Upbringing
120 godina Zemaljskog zavoda za odgoj slijepe djece [tabs] [tab title=”English”] Typhlological Museum On December 17, 2015 the exhibition 120 Years of National Institute for Blind Children Upbringing was opened in the Typhlological Museum in Zagreb, Croatia, and it will remain open until January 22, 2016. The purpose of the exhibition is to mark the […]
How I Got My Voice Back: My WYA International Internship Experience
What’s on your mind? If you are a Facebook user, you will recognize these words at an instant. It gleams at you as you open Facebook– gray, translucent and harmless. But what else can it signify? I’d argue that it actually reflects something much bigger. Unlike my peers online, I find it quite difficult to […]
Lessons of dignity, courage and strength
Growing up, I would always hear a lot of stories from cancer victims and survivors around me. On a personal note, I also had a number of close friends and family members who have gone through difficult time struggling with this unpredictable disease. After I and my fellow interns decided to organize an animation day for children suffering from cancer […]