IN DEPTH

Europe: a race to the bottom on migrants’ rights

Ceuta deaths overshadowed by competition to look toughest on migration

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

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

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