2023

Cambodia’s election a blatant farce

Electoral ritual grounded in repression paves way for dynastic succession

Nepal’s same-sex marriage breakthrough

Court decision must now be followed by legal change

‘This landmark decision represents significant progress for all LGBTQI+ people’

Spain’s far right stopped in its tracks

Inconclusive election follows campaign targeting women’s and LGBTQI+ rights

Pakistan’s civil society feels the pressure

Amid power struggles, protest rights and media freedoms are under attack

AI: ‘There must be a balance between promoting innovation and protecting rights’

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

‘The LGBTQI+ community fears both legal and social backlash’

Brazil back on the green track

Environmental policy enforcement resumes after four years of regression

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Eswatini: election with no democracy on the horizon

Absolute monarch keeps showing he’s not serious about dialogue

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘Any activism that the government dislikes can be deemed a national security violation’