IN FOCUS

Georgia: danger averted, for now

Civil society sees off restrictive law – but expects more attacks

Belarus: a prison state in Europe

Putin’s ally acts the strongman but war could be his downfall

The Escazú Agreement: from paper to reality?

Progress is being made, but several ratifications are missing and a long road to implementation lies ahead

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Tax justice: a civil society struggle

United Nations tax resolution offers crucial first step

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Nigeria’s election: same old, same old

Young people sure to keep looking for the change that didn’t come

Sudan: there’s no democracy without civil society

More questions than answers in latest transition plan

Myanmar’s forgotten crisis

International lack of action is allowing military junta to get away with murder

Nicaragua: an opportunity for democratic solidarity

Release of political prisoners could be a sign of the ruling regime’s strength – or weakness

CENTRAL AMERICA

Venezuela: the end of civil society as we know it?

Visit by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights falls short of civil society expectations

Eswatini: democracy a matter of life and death

Killing of human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko the latest troubling development in absolute monarchy

SOUTHERN AFRICA