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We can have a golden future with a Green Recovery Act

The climate crisis cannot be addressed without a transformative reconstruction of the law.

By Ewan McGaughey

/ 16 Jul 2020

We can have a golden future with a Green Recovery Act

DemocracyWatch: Journalists gagged in the name of COVID

Some have died doing their job

By Adam Ramsay

/ 16 Jul 2020

DemocracyWatch: Journalists gagged in the name of COVID

African governments warned of lawsuits for maternal deaths under COVID-19 lockdowns

Exclusive: Women have died or suffered unsafe births after transport bans, while hospitals report rising equipment shortages.

By Lydia Namubiru and Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 16 Jul 2020

African governments warned of lawsuits for maternal deaths under COVID-19 lockdowns

Why does measuring polarisation matter?

From immigration to climate change, the key challenges of our times are met with polarised perspectives.

By Sheryl Prentice

/ 16 Jul 2020

Infiltrating democracy: non-violent strategies serving violent ideologies

We must not overlook the non-violent strategies serving the hostile ideologies of the far right.

By Kristy Campion

/ 16 Jul 2020

Infiltrating democracy: non-violent strategies serving violent ideologies

“Education is the last thing on the government’s mind,” says former Ukrainian minister

The appointment of a new education minister has caused public controversy in Ukraine. Hanna Novosad, the previous holder of this post, talks to openDemocracy about the fate of education reforms in Ukraine, plagiarism and academic feudalism in the country.

By Marharyta Tulup

/ 16 Jul 2020

“Education is the last thing on the government’s mind,” says former Ukrainian minister

Only one way out: a unitary state with equal rights in Palestine-Israel

Everyone who values democracy, justice and human decency should assist the Palestinians in achieving this goal.

By Ghada Karmi

/ 16 Jul 2020

Only one way out: a unitary state with equal rights in Palestine-Israel

'No woman should be treated how I was in childbirth'

By Francesca Visser

/ 16 Jul 2020

Women across Latin America ‘under pressure’ to have C-sections during COVID-19

Women are facing an ‘obstetric violence’ crisis made worse by the pandemic, despite laws against mistreatment and ‘abusive medicalisation’. Español

By Daniela Rea, Lydiette Carrión and Diana Cariboni

/ 16 Jul 2020

Women across Latin America ‘under pressure’ to have C-sections during COVID-19

Women are being forced to give birth ‘alone’, in post-lockdown Armenia and Ukraine

Across Eurasia, women have reported mistreatment that defies World Health Organization guidelines – and national policies.

By Tetiana Kozak and Ani Hovhannisyan

/ 16 Jul 2020

Women are being forced to give birth ‘alone’, in post-lockdown Armenia and Ukraine

Top doctors and lawyers condemn ‘shocking’ treatment of women in childbirth during COVID-19

Exclusive: openDemocracy investigation reveals ‘traumatic’ incidents defying WHO guidelines in 45 countries – as experts warn of ‘tens of thousands’ of extra maternal deaths.

By Claire Provost and Nandini Naira Archer

/ 16 Jul 2020

Top doctors and lawyers condemn ‘shocking’ treatment of women in childbirth during COVID-19

Venezuelan women give birth in ‘hell’ amid COVID-19 and economic collapse

Giving birth in Venezuela was already ‘Dantesque’, say experts. But with COVID-19 it’s even getting worse. This is what I saw at a Caracas maternity hospital. Español

By Magda Gibelli

/ 16 Jul 2020