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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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Published in: Frontline InsightsThis Liberian lawyer has withstood presidents, multinationals and militiasAlfred Brownell, head of environment law campaigners Green Advocates, has just won the Goldman Environmental Award....
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Published in: Frontline InsightsMeet the artist changing gut reactions to the Philippines ‘war on drugs’Thousands have been killed and human rights defenders vilified in President Duterte’s campaign. In response, artist...
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Published in: Frontline InsightsIndia’s mass movements thrive close to the ground while the state cracks down on dissentLaw, police and ideology are all targeting those claiming social, economic and political rights in India. But groups...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt hosting the African Commission to cover human rights abuses?Sisi has re-positioned Egypt to play host to major regional and international gatherings to legitimize his...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMexico and the Sustainable Development GoalsThe capture of the State by the corporate elite largely explains the SDGs’ slow progress - particularly in Mexico. Español.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWho is observing the occupation in Hebron?Following the expulsion of international observers from Hebron, settler violence is already escalating.
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Published in: HomeThe quiet coup that could devastate human rights in GuatemalaPresident Jimmy Morales and his allies in business, politics and the military are racing to break the rule of law...
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Published in: HomeCGI crime scene reconstruction opens new leads in Kurdish activist killingInvestigation into Tahir Elçi’s shooting by Goldsmiths research group Forensic Architecture sheds new light on stalled case.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaI am not a criminal, I am an artistThe story of three Moroccan dancers who despite having valid Visas, were refused entry, locked up, and deported by...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: a horror storyAn attempt to remember, and cope with a trauma that pervades the lives of millions of Egyptians.
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Published in: oDR“We don’t need the State Department to hold a revolution”Russian rights defender Svetlana Gannushkina has been defending the rights of refugees and displaced persons for...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The UK Government must not sacrifice our rights in the name of security after BrexitTheresa May has made no indication or commitment that she plans to hold onto some hardwon vital safeguards after Brexit.
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