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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionSanctions not normalisation are needed to stop Israel’s human rights abuses
Until when will the Israeli government be allowed to continue its transgressions without international accountability?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWill Europe stop covering up the crimes of the Egyptian regime?
The latest wave of arrests of EIPR human rights activists in Egypt exposes Europe’s complicity with the regime.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIran: how to kill a language
Zara Mohammadi was sentenced to 10 years in prison for teaching Kurdish. This is part of a state policy against minorities.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIranians say no to executions
While 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: North Africa, West AsiaEspionage and repression in the Middle East courtesy of the West
Western 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 conflict
How does a fragmented state fight a global pandemic?
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Published in: Migrant FuturesCOVID-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”: UN
The 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 activism
From 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 Morocco
Collaboration 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 technocrats
Human 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 activism
Donors 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 them
We’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 abuses
The 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 Africa
Sharing 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 activists
Honduras 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 you
Unless 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 same
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone share many things – including a problem of child trafficking. Local organisations...