2022

Ocean Treaty: unfinished business

States need to get back to the negotiating table and commit to protect the world’s oceans

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘Ocean Treaty negotiations are largely a backroom discussion that excludes civil society’

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Angola: the democratic transition that never was

Most competitive election in country’s history skewed by ruling party’s dominance

SOUTHERN AFRICA

China: UN report leaves no room to hide

New Human Rights Commissioner faces early test of holding China to account

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

‘Much effort was put into excluding people from the electoral process’

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘Civil society needs international support to monitor the implementation of the new land laws’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘From now on, states should adopt a human rights approach to environmental regulation’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Iran’s women the renewed targets of theocratic repression

Government responds to growing social unrest by crushing dissent and diverting attention

‘Chances for real democracy in Angola are quite low’

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Pakistan: the lethal impacts of climate change

Response to catastrophic floods hindered by political short-sightedness, state ineffectiveness and insufficient global funding

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT