IN DEPTH

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

Guatemala: narrow opening in a captured justice system

So far, too little has changed under President Bernardo Arévalo

CENTRAL AMERICA

Pride in a time of anti-rights backlash

Around the world, LGBTQI+ rights are under attack, and Pride is once again a protest

The cost of the AI boom: communities take on datacentres

Campaigners are challenging tech giants over energy, water and environmental impacts

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

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

Child social media bans: a growing global problem

Governments are restricting children’s social media access without consulting them or testing alternatives

International Women’s Day 2026: feminist resistance in a world at war

With rights rollbacks deepening, women’s rights movements refuse to concede ground

Gender equality under siege at the UN

Commission on the Status of Women sees Trump administration attack women’s rights while civil society holds firm

Women rise against the femicide epidemic

Struggles against gender-based violence persist in year marked by brutal killings and political backlash

Myanmar’s junta tightens its grip

Sham election looms as Trump shifts US policy, joining authoritarian backers of military rule

CONFLICT | CRISIS