2022

Japan: still an outlier on marriage equality

A blow for LGBTQI+ rights as court rules same-sex marriage ban constitutional

Papua New Guinea: election chaos poses integrity questions

Rebuilding trust in the electoral process yet another challenge for the new government

Victory against anti-rights backlash at the UN

Civil society advocacy rewarded with renewal of mandate to protect LGBTQI+ people

Antigua and Barbuda: a step forward for LGBTQI+ rights

Court rules government’s ban on same-sex acts is unconstitutional

Saudi Arabia: clean as new

Oil diplomacy turns a blind eye to the regime’s human rights violations

Sri Lanka: change falls short of protest demands

New president extends state of emergency and amps up protest repression

Chad: democracy still on hold

With France’s backing, military leaders keep repressing demands for democracy

Democracy cancelled: Tunisia’s new constitution

Low-turnout referendum confirms president’s absolute power

NORTHERN AFRICA

Changing times in Oceania?

China’s pursuit of a pan-Pacific deal has raised the stakes in an overlooked region

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Ethiopia: peace desperately needed

Recent wave of violence in Oromia region adds to grim litany of rights violations

CONFLICT | CRISIS