On Mandela’s 100th Birthday
Today is the 100th birthday of Nelson Mandela, one of the most exceptional and transformational political leaders of all times. This important day of remembrance comes at a moment that is particularly troubling from a human rights perspective: racism is rampant; children’ s most basic rights are violated on account of their nationality and migrant status of their parents; multilateralism appears to be on the retreat; every day there are migrants, including migrant children, that drown in the Mediterranean Sea;…