IN FOCUS

SDGs: civil society shut out as progress falls short

Annual summit sees states clash over climate and human rights while restricting civil society’s ability to meet development goals

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Zambia: an uneven contest leads to an easy win

Crackdown on opposition and last-minute closure of the courts help secure president’s re-election

SOUTHERN AFRICA

A divided vote for the UN’s human rights chief

Volker Türk’s second-term appointment election sees the USA side with Russia and North Korea

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

India’s young people find their voice

Cockroach insult unleashes biggest challenge yet to Modi’s repressive rule

International Criminal Court: justice under attack

Trump’s drive to dismantle the global court would shield the USA and Israel from accountability

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Nicaragua: the end of elections

President Daniel Ortega vows never to hold a vote again, entrenching dynastic rule

CENTRAL AMERICA

Burkina Faso: democracy cancelled

Junta leader intensifies crackdown and rejects international accountability

Peru: a knife-edge election and an ongoing crisis

New president may choose to tackle systemic political instability by taking an authoritarian turn

Tunisia’s demolition of civic space

Heavy prison sentences and suspensions of civil society groups mark the accelerating consolidation of presidential power

NORTHERN AFRICA

Colombia: polarisation the winner

As runoff approaches, the peace agreement and fossil fuel transition are under threat