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Bahrain: election without freedoms falls far short of democracy

Empty election ritual held in the absence of opposition leaves ruling power untroubled

‘Labour reforms need to continue after the World Cup is over’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘China will do to us what it did to Hong Kong, and what it has long done to Tibetans and Uighurs’

‘The Energy Charter Treaty is having a chilling effect on climate legislation’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘This election is make-believe: its only role is to provide a veneer of democracy’

Spain: a victory in the struggle against sexual violence

The country’s first law on sexual consent comes after years of feminist demands for a new approach to gender-based violence

‘Communities have the right to have their opinions heard and considered’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘Many women escape North Korea to experience the freedoms they are denied’

Brazil: danger averted

Transition process underway following narrow defeat of far-right incumbent by broad coalition under leftist leadership

‘We shouldn’t even be discussing why civil society needs to have a seat in climate talks’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT