Tonight four of my friends sit in a Danish jail, in isolation, detained without trial over Christmas and New Year. I've had friends in jail before, but never under circumstances quite as ludicrous as these. On Thursday December 19, Juan Lopez de Uralde, Nora Christiansen and Christian Schmutz's three-vehicle convoy...

To watch the world's leaders meet in at this year's G20, G8 and EU, AU and other regional forums, has been to witness a great neglect of people who suffer poverty in the world.

Over the course of the past year, I have been in l'Aquila, Pittsburgh, Brussels, Washington,...

I think what is keeping most of us occupied right now is the forthcoming summit at the UN in New York, later this month, which will be an important attempt to hammer a way out of the economic crises. CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, along with other...

Today, the leaders of the world's 20 largest economies are meeting in London. While the G-20 constitutes a significant expansion from the unrepresentative G-8 cartel, we must recognize that the majority of countries in the world, where the poor reside in large numbers are excluded. We must also acknowledge that...

Last week I found myself discussing overseas development aid on BBC TV here in London. Walking in front of next month's G20 summit venue, the Exel Centre, with the City of London over my shoulder, I tried to convince viewers of the importance of maintaining overseas development aid amid the...

Tomorrow, I will break my fast. The last few days have been challenging, but incredibly inspiring.

On Saturday, I had the privilege of meeting with someone who has inspired me since I was 15 years old - Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. Given my waning energy, it was incredibly...

I keep reminding myself that there are people in Zimbabwe who have had to get used to living for more than ten days without food.

My energy is beginning to wane -- and my concentration is erratic. Yet, the messages of support I have received from all over the...

I woke to grey skies over Johannesburg this morning, and drumming rain. It has been stiflingly hot over the last week, and the sharp drop in temperature is welcome - although I am feeling the cold more acutely than usual. I feel that the rain brings with it some promise...

I began yesterday, hopeful that the leaders of Southern Africa would demonstrate the integrity to lend a hand to the people of Zimbabwe, but by the end of the day I was proven wrong.

We gathered - 500 concerned citizens - on the steps of the Union Buildings, to...

I truly believe that given the current situation in Zimbabwe, silence, or a lack of action is equivalent to complicity.

On Tuesday night, the latest round of talks between the MDC and ZANU-PF broke down.

On Wednesday morning, I chose to have my last meal for 21 days. And...

Today, the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, should be a day of celebration. Sadly, the litany of continuing human rights abuses does not afford us a second of self-congratulation. There are at least five things that should be done to advance the Universal Declaration in the...

The G20 has failed to consider the plight of the people who have been least responsible for this global financial crisis but who are suffering the most, men women and children in developing countries. While the leaders seemed to share common ground on issues related to financial growth, they failed...

As much of the world celebrates the dawn of a new era in US politics, what we need from your presidency, Mr. Obama, is a vision of how every man woman and child on our planet is connected and poverty can be changed.

The days of relegating global poverty programmes...

Every generation has a responsibility. Some are timeless, but some have a specific moment. This is the moment in which we have a chance to meet our responsibility and in so doing make history.

Human and civil rights leader, Martin Luther King III, grandson of Martin Luther King, has spoken...