Probably many came across the widespread sentence: do not believe any statistic that you haven’t forged yourself. It is commonly attributed to Winston Churchill, while in fact, or better to say: in Wikipedia’s terms (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_geflügelter_Worte/T#Traue_keiner_Statistik,_die_du_nicht_selbst_gefälscht_hast.) there seems to be no evidence, and it may even be that it is a somewhat “anti-Churchillian sentence”. Already the … Read more
The HRUG regular seminar on “What are Human Rights concerned with – the Universal Human Being, the Social/Class Question or Wokeism?” was successfully held on December 1, 2023. The seminar was chaired by Joe Finnerty (social policy analyst, School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork, Republic of Ireland) . Prof. Peter Herrmann and Associate … Read more
On the 1st of August thousands of people gathered in Poland, 80 years after the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. The German Bundespraesident, Mr. Steinmeier, asked the Polish citizenry for apologies – for something that cannot be excused, while we may contest if today’s generation is “responsible” for what happened those days, asking for apologies for something that … Read more
On June 28, 2024, the HRUG regular seminar on “China’s Efforts and Contributions in Addressing GlobalClimate Change” was successfully held. The session was chaired by Joe Finnerty (socialpolicy analyst, School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork,Republic of Ireland) and was lectured by Prof. Guo Zhenwei ( School ofGeosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University). Prof. … Read more
Adopted at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on July 18, 2024 The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China convened its third plenary session in Beijing from July 15 to 18, 2024. A total of 199 members and 165 alternate members of the … Read more
It may be that it is not just a little bit but quite substantial amount that stands behind legality. Not least the recent debates in the United States of America give evidence. Much can be said – and must be said – about Mr Trump as potential president. There are many aspects when looking at … Read more
The importance of the rule of law is frequently emphasised – and there are surely good reasons for such emphasis; this remains valid even if it is widely accepted that the application and even the process of law making are biased, oriented towards securing the status quo not least of inequality; importantly, the role of … Read more
The European the elections to the European Parliament showed a substantial shift to the right: the result disclose a major support of explicitly fascist or populist right-wing parties. And as so often in politics there is no clear line, it is justified to look in fear at the (further) shift and it is equally justified … Read more
It seems that it has never been as valuable as today: the protection of privacy and the right to freedom of speech. While this is in general terms appreciated, it is in reality often treated in a rather casual manner, already since a long time. Leaving control of letters, telephone tapping and other intelligence measures … Read more
There are obviously two major, and somewhat opposed, developments putting humanity and the way humans organise themselves to test: on the one hand we find the development of digitalization and so-called artificial intelligence, questioning the independence and exceptionality of humankind; on the other hand, nature and the perception of nature respectively are equally putting humankind … Read more