Brief overview to the U.S asylum policy
August 5, 2016 12:43 pm Leave your thoughtsDuring its 100 years of existence as nation, the U.S. kept an open door, generous and friendly immigration policy....
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Regardless of their status, individuals have rights before the Immigration Court
August 5, 2016 12:35 pm Leave your thoughtsAny person in removal proceedings has certain constitutional rights under the American immigration law. Some of those rights...
Signs that you are in a healthy and functional love relationship
August 5, 2016 12:22 pm Leave your thoughtsI certainly am no love expert, but through my personal experience I´ve learned what I consider “signs” of a healthy...
A shared house tale: our best practices
August 5, 2016 12:17 pm Leave your thoughtsThe idea of living with “strangers” or simply with various people might not sit well with some. The shared common...
5 things I would not change over the past 11 months
August 5, 2016 11:47 am Leave your thoughtsI do not want to sound as if I am getting old, but the adage “Boy how time flies by”,...
Attending the 2016 Nexus Sixth Annual Global Youth Summit was astonishing!
July 26, 2016 9:48 pm Leave your thoughtsAs part of the amazing Atlas Corps delegation, I was fortunate to attend along my fellow fellows: the Nexus 6th...
Increasing and strengthening volunteer service programs to achieve the UN 2030 SDGs
July 25, 2016 9:49 pm Leave your thoughtsThe UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) comprise a very inclusive, compromising and ambitious agenda. Its goals and targets envision...
SOME BASIC IDEAS TO IMPROVE PROFESSIONAL WRITING
July 12, 2016 11:04 pm Leave your thoughtsAs a non-native English speaking, I am convinced that rules to boost written communication are always useful. Out there we can...
How to deal with ‘human porcupines’
July 12, 2016 10:52 pm Leave your thoughtsWe all deal with difficult personalities in our lives, at home, at work or any other places. I am positive...
WAR CRIMES & the existence of an armed conflict as element of the crime
March 13, 2016 8:19 pm Leave your thoughtsWar crimes are codified in International Law. For instance, in Article 6-b of the Charter of the International Military Tribunal...
Brief genesis of the Organization of American States and the Inter-American System
March 13, 2016 8:09 pm Leave your thoughtsThe preparatory meetings to build the Charter of the Organization of American States (OAS) were held between American States deeply...
By 2050 the inalienable interconnection between jobs and education will remain crucial
February 15, 2016 7:03 pm Leave your thoughtsAs part of the so-called “millennial generation” we have experienced an unprecedented acceleration in the use of technology. It is...