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Burkina Faso: democracy cancelled
Junta leader intensifies crackdown and rejects international accountability
DEMOCRACY
WEST AFRICA
30.Jul.2026
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The struggle to end female genital mutilation: progress under threat
Civil society campaigning has made a difference, but funding cuts and anti-rights challenges are endangering hard-won gains
INCLUSION
GLOBAL
29.Jul.2026
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Backward steps on the death penalty
A handful of states are turning executions into shows of political strength, killing more people than at any time in decades
FREEDOMS
GLOBAL
27.Jul.2026
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2026 World Cup: own goals for human rights
Civil society campaigns confront the USA’s migration crackdown, FIFA’s embrace of authoritarian power and the competition’s growing climate toll
FREEDOMS
GLOBAL
17.Jul.2026
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Guatemala: narrow opening in a captured justice system
So far, too little has changed under President Bernardo Arévalo
FREEDOMS
CENTRAL AMERICA
16.Jul.2026
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Pride in a time of anti-rights backlash
Around the world, LGBTQI+ rights are under attack, and Pride is once again a protest
INCLUSION
GLOBAL
10.Jul.2026
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The cost of the AI boom: communities take on datacentres
Campaigners are challenging tech giants over energy, water and environmental impacts
ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT
GLOBAL
02.Jul.2026
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Peru: a knife-edge election and an ongoing crisis
New president may choose to tackle systemic political instability by taking an authoritarian turn
DEMOCRACY
SOUTH AMERICA
25.Jun.2026
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Tunisia’s demolition of civic space
Heavy prison sentences and suspensions of civil society groups mark the accelerating consolidation of presidential power
FREEDOMS
NORTHERN AFRICA
23.Jun.2026
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UN Security Council: new members, old crisis
Five non-permanent members elected, but civil society exclusion, structural paralysis and veto abuse remain unchanged
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
GLOBAL
22.Jun.2026
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