2023

Hopes for renewal dashed in Turkey

Strongman’s election victory signals further repression ahead

Syria back in the fold

Authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad welcomed back into the Arab League despite widespread rights abuses

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Climate change gets its day in court

International Court of Justice to issue advisory opinion on states’ climate obligations

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Thailand: time for democracy

Military must accept pro-democracy opposition’s overwhelming election victory

SDGs: time to get back on course

Realising goals will require both global financial reform and the opening of civic space

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Paraguay: the change that wasn’t

Anti-rights outsider rises while long-time ruling party prevails yet again

Uzbekistan: a president for life?

Constitutional referendum allows president to stay put until 2040 while paying lip service to human rights

Press freedom under attack

Journalists risk harassment, detention, violence and death just for doing their job

Fiji: deeper democracy or continuing danger?

New government takes positive steps to respect rights but needs to go further

The Netherlands: climate action faces backlash

Climate protesters criminalised as anti-environmental politics rises

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT