IN FOCUS

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

‘The government uses public relations to mask human rights violations’

‘People power is the major weapon we bring to the fight against inequality’

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Sudan: there’s no democracy without civil society

More questions than answers in latest transition plan

‘It is just not possible to respond to such a large-scale disaster effectively without civil society’

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Myanmar’s forgotten crisis

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

‘The new NGO Law will be the death of the civic movement’

SOUTHERN AFRICA