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Hungary’s latest assault on LGBTQI+ rights

Proposed law adds to the pressure on a community vilified for political advantage

Hopes for renewal dashed in Turkey

Strongman’s election victory signals further repression ahead

Syria back in the fold

Authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad welcomed back into the Arab League despite widespread rights abuses

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Climate change gets its day in court

International Court of Justice to issue advisory opinion on states’ climate obligations

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Thailand: time for democracy

Military must accept pro-democracy opposition’s overwhelming election victory

Chile: new constitution in the hands of the far right

Constitutional Council election blows hopes for a progressive, rights-based constitution

Uzbekistan: a president for life?

Constitutional referendum allows president to stay put until 2040 while paying lip service to human rights

Fiji: deeper democracy or continuing danger?

New government takes positive steps to respect rights but needs to go further

The Netherlands: climate action faces backlash

Climate protesters criminalised as anti-environmental politics rises

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Nicaragua, five years on from the April protests

Given the growing destruction of civil society, is there a democratic way out in sight?

CENTRAL AMERICA