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Turkey: Erdoğan moves to bury the opposition
After Hungary showed that electoral autocrats can be voted out, Turkey’s president is trying to ensure it doesn’t happen to him
DEMOCRACY
EUROPE
05.Jun.2026
EN
UN climate resolution: time to stop the persecution
Resolution endorses landmark ruling on climate obligations, but many states are still attacking climate and environmental activists
ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT
GLOBAL
04.Jun.2026
EN
ES
FR
USA: sanctions weaponised against human rights
Sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese are back in force, and others are being targeted
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
GLOBAL
01.Jun.2026
EN
ES
FR
Botswana: criminalisation of same-sex relations off the books
A decade of legal struggle ends as penal code is revised, with marriage equality now in sight
INCLUSION
SOUTHERN AFRICA
21.May.2026
EN
Iran war deepens dangers for activists
Foreign strikes have given the regime an excuse to up its repression
CONFLICT | CRISIS
MIDDLE EAST
19.May.2026
EN
Beyond COP deadlock: summit for fossil fuel transition shows promise
Fifty-seven states commit to adopt transition roadmaps, but financing gaps and political fragility test their resolve
ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT
GLOBAL
11.May.2026
EN
ES
FR
Child social media bans: a growing global problem
Governments are restricting children’s social media access without consulting them or testing alternatives
FREEDOMS
GLOBAL
05.May.2026
EN
ES
FR
Hungary’s new opportunity for democracy
Viktor Orbán’s defeat opens a new chapter – but there’s a long road of recovery ahead for civic space and human rights
DEMOCRACY
EUROPE
29.Apr.2026
EN
The UN NGO Committee: civil society’s gatekeeper in hostile hands
Thirteen of 19 newly elected members severely restrict civil society
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
GLOBAL
24.Apr.2026
EN
ES
FR
Indonesia’s genocide case: a landmark test of universal jurisdiction
Charges filed by a Rohingya survivor accuse Myanmar’s illegitimate leader of genocide
CONFLICT | CRISIS
SOUTHEAST ASIA
23.Apr.2026
EN
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