Self-care is often the last thing on the minds of frontline human rights defenders. But it is the only thing that...

Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa is a thorn in his government’s side, so he needed urgent help from supporters abroad when...

Alfred Brownell, head of environment law campaigners Green Advocates, has just won the Goldman Environmental Award....

Thousands have been killed and human rights defenders vilified in President Duterte’s campaign. In response, artist...

Law, police and ideology are all targeting those claiming social, economic and political rights in India. But groups...

Sisi has re-positioned Egypt to play host to major regional and international gatherings to legitimize his...

The capture of the State by the corporate elite largely explains the SDGs’ slow progress - particularly in Mexico. Español.

Following the expulsion of international observers from Hebron, settler violence is already escalating.

President Jimmy Morales and his allies in business, politics and the military are racing to break the rule of law...

Investigation into Tahir Elçi’s shooting by Goldsmiths research group Forensic Architecture sheds new light on stalled case.

The story of three Moroccan dancers who despite having valid Visas, were refused entry, locked up, and deported by...

An attempt to remember, and cope with a trauma that pervades the lives of millions of Egyptians.

Russian rights defender Svetlana Gannushkina has been defending the rights of refugees and displaced persons for...

Theresa May has made no indication or commitment that she plans to hold onto some hardwon vital safeguards after Brexit.

Western powers are actively enabling the very human rights violations they seek to expose.

Families of Ukrainian political prisoners in Russian jails are fighting for their release – and this struggle is...

As filmmaker Oleh Sentsov enters Day 71 of his hunger strike to release all Ukrainian political prisoners, it’s...

The conviction of a well-known journalist once again raises the question of the international community’s attitude...

The west cannot preach democracy and free media in Tajikistan while leaving the locals who implement these...

The prosecution of Volodymyr Balukh, who has been on hunger strike since 19 March, has been a show trial for those...