IN DEPTH

COP30: fossil fuel industry tries to hold back the tide

The energy transition accelerates despite resistance at the climate summit

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

System under strain: progress and setbacks at UN Human Rights Council

Civil society secures Afghanistan accountability win amid funding constraints and uncompetitive elections

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Outsourcing cruelty: the offshoring of migration management

Global north states are making migration deadlier and strengthening repressive regimes

Pride 2025: resistance rising

LGBTQI+ groups assert defiant visibility amid political backlash and corporate retreat

Financing for Development: another global letdown

Seville talks excluded civil society and failed to deliver the ambition needed

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Climate: Bonn talks fail to bring breakthrough

As COP30 approaches, calls grow for fundamental reform of UN climate process

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Israel vs Iran: new war begins while Gaza suffering continues

As Israel bombs Iranian targets, the global spotlight shifts from the ongoing assault on Gaza

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Facial recognition: the latest weapon against civil society

From China to the UK, governments are weaponising the surveillance technology to repress dissent

US democracy under siege

As institutional guardrails are swept away, civil society stands its ground

Weaponised surveillance: how spyware targets civil society

Governments’ unchecked use of monitoring technology threatens activists and journalists