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Creative Commons Find news by topic CC Belgium January 29, 2021 We are happy to introduce CC Belgium—the new CC Chapter in the heart of Europe. We have been running as an informal chapter for more than 10 years with different people as Chapter Leads. For several years, a team led by Severine Dussolier from CRID at the University of Namur, stewarded the translations of the CC License Suite (adapting them to Belgian law). The Chapter was then led by Yannick H’Madoun (with KU Leuven at that time), followed by Gwen Franck who has been very active as an EIRE representative. As a former member...

Anti-rights Wiki: An investigation into the conservative lobby in Latin America A guide to anti-rights actors and their connections In recent years, social movements in Latin America have been strengthened by collaborative networks between countries, which created political and social changes to achieve or expand fundamental human rights. On the other hand, unfortunately, the conservative groups that oppose many of these changes have also grown and become more visible. For example, in August 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, the case of a 10-year-old girl who was 22 weeks pregna...

Germany's ex-royals want their riches back, but past ties to Hitler stand in the way CNN 12/30/2020 Scott McLean, CNN and Nadine Schmidt, CNN © Patrick Junker/laif/laif/Patrick Junker/laif Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia, by a painting of his ancestor Crown Prince Wilhelm. Perched on a steep hilltop in southern Germany, the striking turrets of Hohenzollern Castle rise in contrast to the rolling countryside that surrounds them. The fortress is the ancestral seat of Germany's last imperial family. If the country still had a monarchy today, the castle's owners would be it...