Read, Debate: Engage.
https://www.fairplanet.org/author/vanessa-ellingham/
profile1lightened

Vanessa Ellingham
Author

Originally from Wellington, New Zealand, today Vanessa Ellingham works as a freelancer journalist and editor in Berlin. She has previously worked as a magazine editor in New Zealand and in not-for-profit communications in Copenhagen, Denmark. At FAIR PLANET Vanessa writes and edits feature articles on human rights and the arts.

.
.
freedom-sudanese-protesters
Editors' Pick
May 25, 2016
Students risks torture in Sudan
editor:Vanessa Ellingham
Sudanese national security officials have detained dozens of students and activists – many of whom are still in custody – without charge since mid-April 2016, during protests on university [...]
nc_sign
Editors' Pick
May 18, 2016
US schools given LGBT guidelines
editor:Vanessa Ellingham
On Friday, the Obama Administration made headlines when the Department of Education and Department of Justice issued guidance explaining how public schools should respect the rights of [...]
Screen Shot 2016-05-12 at 10.23.41 pm
Editors' Pick
May 12, 2016
Rohingya name causing diplomatic distress
editor:Vanessa Ellingham
It's only fair that people be called by the terms they choose to identify with. But that hasn't stopped Myanmar's new government from banning the name of the indigenous people it fails [...]
3696
Editors' Pick
May 04, 2016
Two refugees set themselves alight in protest at Australia's detention policy
editor:Vanessa Ellingham
Last week 23-year-old Iranian Omid Masoumali set himself on fire in protest at his ongoing detention on Nauru, one of two offshore detention centres [...]
manus
Editors' Pick
April 27, 2016
Papua New Guinea asks Australia to make alternative arrangement for asylum seekers
editor:Vanessa Ellingham
Today there was an unexpected breakthrough in the generally shameful story of Australia passing its responsibility to asylum seekers on to its [...]
Screen Shot 2016-04-20 at 11.23.33 am
Editors' Pick
April 20, 2016
What if you could stop Trump becoming president?
editor:Vanessa Ellingham
There's an incredibly popular Twitter movement that fires up every time there's a US election. No matter whether they're Democrats, Republicans or totally disappointed with [...]
Screen Shot 2016-04-13 at 11.19.44 am
Editors' Pick
April 13, 2016
What will the Syrian revolution come to?
editor:Vanessa Ellingham
"Please make it so that my brother did not die for nothing," my Syrian friend asked out into Berlin's springtime air while we chatted yesterday. The [...]
avaaz
Editors' Pick
March 30, 2016
Avaaz pauses to celebrate its successes
editor:Vanessa Ellingham
When you work in human rights media, it's not very often that you receive an email packed with good news. But this week global activist organisation Avaaz sent out an email [...]
brussels
Editors' Pick
March 23, 2016
Brussels reminds us unity is the only answer
editor:Vanessa Ellingham
Isis has claimed responsibility for the despicable acts of terorrism carried out in Brussels' Zaventem airport and on the city's metro on Tuesday, killing 31 people and [...]
Screen Shot 2016-03-09 at 10.58.45 am
Editors' Pick
March 09, 2016
EU-Turkey deal will only divert refugees towards more dangerous routes
editor:Vanessa Ellingham
The EU-Turkey deal that will see refugees returned to Turkey if they land n Greece will not deter refugees from continuing to flee to [...]
Screen Shot 2016-03-01 at 12.53.05 pm
Editors' Pick
March 02, 2016
The West is ignoring Yemenis, while delivering the bombs that kill them
editor:Vanessa Ellingham
As a meeting on the Arms Trade Treaty got underway in Geneva this week, Amnesty International called for arms flows to Yemen to be halted in order to [...]
nepal
Editors' Pick
February 10, 2016
Global progress on LGBTIQ rights
editor:Vanessa Ellingham
We still have a long way to go when it comes to securing equal rights for members of the LGBTIQ community. But as a new report from the Guardian shows, there is also plenty to [...]
12141036036_2dd32c04aa_o
Story
February 08, 2016
Salute and the not-so-silent supporter
topic:Racism
by:Vanessa Ellingham
Matt Norman’s documentary Salute goes behind one of the most powerful images of the 20th century: the black power salute at the Olympic games of 1968.
sami
Editors' Pick
February 03, 2016
Historic victory for indigenous Sami
editor:Vanessa Ellingham
A group of indigenous Sami in Sweden have won a landmark battle for their land rights in case which saw the Swedish state accused of racism. A decision in Gällivare district court on Wednesday [...]
aiweiwei
Editors' Pick
January 27, 2016
Make like Ai Weiwei and use the power you've got
editor:Vanessa Ellingham
Prominent Chiense artist Ai Weiwei will withdraw from two exhibitions in Denmark in protest of the country's harsh new asylum law which was passed [...]
Screen Shot 2016-01-20 at 1.17.57 pm copy
Editors' Pick
January 20, 2016
Irish women are live tweeting their periods for a very good reason
editor:Vanessa Ellingham
The pro-choice campaign for abortions is reaching a head in Ireland, with women live tweeting their periods to the taoiseach, Edna Kenny, in response [...]
.
.
1 | 2