"The more we grow accustomed to voicing our opinions online, the more we resist being silenced."

In a blog for Skoll World Forum on Human Rights Day 2012, Mary Robinson argues that we must protect the internet as a space where fundamental freedoms prevail.

Mary Robinson writes from Seoul about meeting young refugees who fled North Korea to escape the terrible famine and food shortages. She describes the lack of basic food and healthcare the Elders witnessed during their visit to North Korea, and criticises the government's failure to prioritise the welfare of its own people.

Mary Robinson recently made a five-day visit to Zimbabwe with several eminent African women leaders. While there she witnessed an historic agreement by the women of all parties to work together.

Maher Hanoun's family had been living in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem for generations before their eviction from their homes in August 2009 following an Israeli court ruling. Here, Mary Robinson describes the Elders' poignant meeting with the Hanoun family and argues that enforced evictions are unacceptable.