The Universal Declaration of Human Rights by Otávio Roth

by Karen Castellon, FAUSA, AWC Berlin, AWAquitaine

We visited Otávio Roth’s xylographs of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, an art installation on permanent exhibit at the UN Headquarters in NYC. 

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. The Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on...

When No One is in Charge (at CSW67)

by Karen Castellon 

Having experienced two other gatherings of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the United Nations in New York City, I knew that we had to line up to get tickets to the meetings held in the General Assembly room. There is a capacity of 581, and the registered attendees at CSW67 numbered close to...