IN FOCUS

AI governance: the struggle for human rights

As tech giants and authoritarians converge, civil society demands ethical AI standards

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Togo’s uprising: demands for democracy renewed

Youth-led resistance mounts unprecedented challenge to entrenched dynastic rule

Angola’s fuel protests express deep disenchantment

Diesel price rises unleash anger at decades of corruption, triggering a violent crackdown

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Care as a human right: a feminist legal victory

Inter-American Court demands states redistribute care work and build universal support system

Overtourism: civil society mobilising

Campaigners demand sustainable tourism as neighbourhoods transform and housing costs soar

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Israel must face accountability as Gaza genocide intensifies

International pressure is growing but states are still repressing civil society voices

CONFLICT | CRISIS

SDGs: accountability under threat

Funding cuts and access barriers are undermining civil society’s role to hold states to account

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Time running out for ambitious plastics treaty

As plastic pollution worsens, negotiators must listen to civil society rather than industry lobbyists

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

International Court of Justice signals end to climate impunity

Groundbreaking decision resulted from civil society campaign

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

UN takes step forward on corruption

Civil society wins recognition that corruption harms human rights

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE