IN FOCUS

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

Defending the defenders: civil society’s struggle for global space and voice

59th Human Rights Council session delivers advances but context grows more challenging

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Japan’s right-wing populist rise

Xenophobic party benefits from economic anger to win significant parliamentary presence

Kenya: systemic violence meets brave resistance

Youth-led protest movement demands end to police brutality

NATO’s missing watchdogs: civil society’s role in defence spending scrutiny

Planned military build-up needs proper oversight

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Bangladesh’s next chapter: progress and pitfalls in democratic reform

Almost a year after an autocrat was toppled, the risk remains of a return to authoritarianism

Historic wins and hard truths at International Labour Conference

States must now translate advances in recognising workers’ rights into action

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

The silencing of Hong Kong

Five years of extraordinary repression have curbed a once vibrant democracy movement