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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIranians say no to executionsWhile many are dying from COVID-19, the Iranian regime is still trying to execute those arrested in the November...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaCOVID-19 in Brazilian prisons: Pandemic or a necropolitical project?The prison crisis can be interpreted as the continuation of Bolsonaro's campaign platform: one rooted in the belief...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEspionage and repression in the Middle East courtesy of the WestWestern companies are providing surveillance tools to authoritarian regimes in the Middle East.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA Libya story: pandemic and human rights in times of conflictHow does a fragmented state fight a global pandemic?
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Published in: Pandemic BordersCOVID-19: can technology become a tool of oppression and surveillance?Technology is not inherently democratic and its human rights impacts are particularly important to consider in...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionHow is Venezuela when COVID-19 is about to hit hard?Amid political deadlock and ongoing humanitarian and human rights crisis, and facing an increased hassle from the...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta“The situation of human rights defenders in Colombia is unsustainable”: UNThe tension with the UN following its latest report confirms the trivialization of the crisis of social leaders by...
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Published in: Frontline Insights: Opinion13 insights from the front lines of human rights activismFrom localising strategies to fostering intersectionality, from taking smart risks to promoting self-care, over...
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Published in: Frontline InsightsDifference is good: why migrant and rights groups work together in MoroccoCollaboration is helping grassroots groups learn from each other and connect for a better response to the migration...
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Published in: Frontline Insights: OpinionWhy do progressive movements struggle to answer populists? Because they are technocratsHuman rights activists need to express their passion and tell compelling stories, not just rely on facts and...
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Published in: Frontline Insights: Opinion5 things funders should know about the impact of human rights activismDonors want to know if their money is making a mark. Here’s what they should look for.
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Published in: ourEconomyMining giants like BHP pretend to be solving climate change. But in Latin America, they are deadly.Communities around the world are resisting BHP's neo-colonial mega-mining projects. Climate activists in the global...
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Published in: Frontline InsightsWhy human rights activists should work with companies – not just fight themWe’re used to thinking of profit-seekers as the bad guys. But they’re learning it’s in their interests to do the right thing.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThis “strong man” populism is alarmingly familiar to people here fleeing human rights abusesThe Trump and Johnson administrations’ attacks on the judiciary and lawmakers are part of a broader rise of...
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Published in: Frontline InsightsWoman by woman: crossing borders to strengthen rights in North AfricaSharing learning – and supportive international funding – has been the key to making a difference at the grass roots...
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Published in: Frontline Insights“We need relationships based on trust”: how supporters can help Honduran activistsHonduras is a dangerous place for human rights defenders. Four female activists tell us what they need from their...
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Published in: 50.50Not a straight, white man? US religious conservatives are coming for youUnless you are part of the narrow demographic of rich, white men deemed to have rights in 1776, this new Trump...
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Published in: Frontline InsightsWhen child traffickers work across West Africa’s borders, activists need help to do the sameGuinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone share many things – including a problem of child trafficking. Local organisations...
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Published in: Frontline InsightsA culture of care: helping activists and their allies look after themselvesSelf-care is often the last thing on the minds of frontline human rights defenders. But it is the only thing that...
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Published in: Frontline InsightsHow international solidarity saved an activist’s life in BurundiPierre-Claver Mbonimpa is a thorn in his government’s side, so he needed urgent help from supporters abroad when...
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