Nothing in more precious than independence and freedom.
Ho Chi Minh (1966)
Social-Ecological Transformation, Socialism, Vietnam
Grassroots Democracy and the Environment
The implementation of environmental protection policies faces challenges on the communal level. RLS and its partner are researching ways to strengthen people’s participation and the role of grassroots democracy in shaping and achieving environmental protection.
Social Justice, Vietnam
Feminist Legal Theory in Vietnam
Feminist Legal Theory has made crucial contributions to strengthening gender equality. The University of Economics and Law and RLS are supporting its integration into Vietnamese legal education and practice.
Laos, Socialism
Supporting Laos' National Assembly
RLS is supporting the ‘Intersessions’ of Laos’ National Assembly. These allow National Assembly members to prepare for upcoming parliamentary sittings and thus ensure a more deliberate and well-informed legislative process.
Social-Ecological Transformation, Vietnam
Summer Camps on SET
RLS and its partner are hosting an annual summer camp on the Social-Ecological Transformation in order to equip Southeast Asian youth with the skills needed to address environmental issues.
Social Justice, Socialism, Vietnam
Working Towards Living Wages
Average wages in Vietnam remain low. In collaboration with IWTU, RLS aims to raise awareness and building capacity for trade unions and workers on the issue of living wages through trainings, workshops and research.
Cambodia, Social Justice
Reporting on Social Justice Issues
Many workers in Cambodia experience unsafe and unfair labor conditions. Gender-based violence and pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic aggravate the predicament. RLS is supporting an independent Cambodian news agency in exposing these issues.
More Friends, Fewer Enemies
How Vietnamese foreign policy embraces the “bamboo diplomacy” approach
Towards Vietnamese Feminist Judgments
This book deals with theory and practice of feminist jurisprudence in Vietnam. Through a critical reinterpretation of six prominent cases, it demonstrates in which ways legal decisions can either reinforce or challenge gender inequality.
Who was Rosa Luxemburg?
Rosa Luxemburg (1871–1919) was a prominent advocate of democratic socialism in Europe and one of the great women in history. She opposed the 1914-1918 World War with all her strength and was a fervent supporter of internationalist thought. Her critique of capitalism was passionate and convincing, and she translated this into political action. She was determined to lead an independent life contrary to the narrow ideas of her time. She was an academic who earned a doctorate at a time when hardly any women attended university. As co-founder of the Communist Party of Germany, she was one of the few women active in politics. However, even her own party was not free of contemporary prejudices against women who played a role in the public sphere. Rosa Luxemburg is a martyr of the German November Revolution as her right-wing enemies killed her on 15 January 1919. We at Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung are committed to continuing her legacy of democratic socialism.
