IN FOCUS

‘Criminal law is being used as a weapon of political persecution’

CENTRAL AMERICA

‘The new administration is committed to ending discriminatory policies that undermine girls’ rights’

‘Repressive laws have been introduced to limit people’s ability to protest against climate injustice’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Barbados: third time’s a trend

Third state in Commonwealth Caribbean to decriminalise same-sex relations in 2022

‘People should be able to access abortions locally without the risk of criminalisation or stigmatisation’

Tanzania: an encouraging step forward for girls’ rights

African Union body orders government to lift ban on pregnant students, safeguarding education and reproductive rights

‘Open-source monitoring reveals both the clampdown on women’s rights and the impact on their lives’

‘The new Criminal Code spells danger for civil society’

Civil society caught in the crossfire of Mali’s row with France

Military junta bans organisations that receive French funding as it moves ever closer to Russia

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘Outstanding issues on the binding treaty on business and human rights are mainly political’

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE