Thomas CoombesHuman Rights Day 2020: Re-imagining human rights for the 21st centuryThree years ago, on Human Rights Day 2017, I first asked out loud whether we need a new model for communicating human rights. I was…Dec 10, 2020Dec 10, 2020
Thomas CoombesinThe TiltFrom megaphone to mosaicFive principles for narrative communicationsJul 7, 20202Jul 7, 20202
Thomas CoombesThe videos that gave us hope in 2019High lachrymosity alert! From Dublin Bus to Cory Booker, these are the most inspiring, hope-based social media ads of 2019.Dec 18, 2019Dec 18, 2019
Thomas CoombesHere are six principles for ethical human rights communicationsHow do you tell surprising, powerful stories for social change to a global audience that respect and empower both subject and the viewer?Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019
Thomas CoombesHow to change narratives with hopeTwo years ago I wrote a medium post that changed my life. I had a sudden realisation that the role of human rights groups was to give…Nov 11, 2019Nov 11, 2019
Thomas CoombesWorld Review of Books – Jamaica to JordanReading stories increases empathy. What better reason to read books from other parts of the world? If every book is a chance to devleop…May 4, 2018May 4, 2018
Thomas CoombesWorld Review of Books — Iceland to ItalyI believe every novel should be an adventure, revealing something wholly different to your understanding of the world. That’s why I am…Feb 18, 2018Feb 18, 2018
Thomas CoombesHope, not fear: A new model for communicating human rightsSince publishing this story in 2017, the idea of hope-based communications has grown. In 2019, I set up hope-based communications as a…Dec 10, 20174Dec 10, 20174
Thomas CoombesA World Review of Books — HI’m reading a book from every country in the world — an A to Z of undiscovered world literature. This time, books from Haiti, Honduras and…Sep 25, 2017Sep 25, 2017
Thomas CoombesA book from every country – GThe best world literature you have never heard of, one country at a time, from A-Z.Jun 23, 20171Jun 23, 20171
