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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageDo South Africans really have the right to protest?South Africans’ right to protest exists on paper, but authorities have effectively suppressed dissent by making it...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageActivists in an international system: pushing for change in Sri LankaLocal and international activists have been crucial in getting a UN response in Sri Lanka. A contribution to the...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageHuman rights at a crossroads: 18 months after AyotzinapaEighteen months after Ayotzinapa, Mexican civil society has pulled together in new and promising ways to challenge...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageThe streets at stake in JohannesburgThe struggle for the streets is crucial in making a better world, but whose stories are told is just as important. A...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageFor Moroccan rights groups, good reputations aren’t enoughWithout building a strong popular base, the Moroccan human rights community cannot capitalize on its good...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpagePour les organisations marocaines de défense des droits, une bonne réputation n’est pas suffisanteSans la construction d’une véritable base populaire, la communauté des droits de l’homme marocaine ne peut pas...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageNine months after Ayotzinapa, can a postcard campaign construct democratic spaces?Citizen-led campaigns like #YaMeCansé are bringing Mexicans together in a widespread call for more accountability...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageThe human rights crisis: a problem of perception?The main crisis of human rights is not about perceptions, but about deeply rooted problems in power and politics. A...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageLa crise des droits de l’homme : un problème de perception ?La crise majeure des droits de l’homme n’est pas une affaire de perception mais elle porte sur des problèmes...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageIn the UK, public discourse undermines support for human rightsThe UK media does not do justice to the phrase, “human rights”. Rights activists must shift their framework to earn...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageLinking mass emigration, violence and human rights violations in MexicoMass emigration in Mexico deprives communities of human and social capital, facilitating narco-led violence and...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageMexico’s crisis is a rare opportunity for domestic rights groupsMexico is in crisis, but local rights groups can use this as an opportunity to boost public engagement and support....
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpagePeña-Nieto, take note: Mexicans are embracing human rightsMexican society does not disregard human rights, and Peña Nieto cannot afford to either. A contribution from Mexico...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageInternational “naming and shaming” of Mexico won’t suffice without massive domestic mobilizationInternational actors have done an enormous amount of “naming and shaming” over the disappearance and probable murder...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageThree decades of socialization later, Mexicans view “human rights” as their ownNewly released surveys show that Mexicans accept human rights ideas as their own. What impact will this have on the...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageThe next Gaza war: is dismantling Jewish settlements more dangerous for Palestinians than Israelis?Before the Israeli government removed Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip, settlers warned that their eviction would...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageהמלחמה הבאה בעזה: האם פירוק ההתנחלויות מסוכן לפלסטינים יותר מאשר לישראליםלפני שישראל פינתה את המתנחלים מרצועת עזה, הזהירו האחרונים כי פינויים רק יחמיר את מצבם של הישראלים שבתוך הקו הירוק....
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageIs the emerging middle class our best hope for global rights activism?A global poll into perceptions of human rights confirms there is hope for international human rights organizations...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageLes classes moyennes émergentes sont-elles notre meilleur espoir en matière de militantisme dans le domaine des droits au niveau mondial ?Un sondage mondial des perceptions sur les droits de l’homme confirme qu’il y a un espoir pour que les organisations...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpagePalestinian rights activists must prove relevancePalestinian rights groups must realize that they have limited international influence, but that Palestinians have...
