IN FOCUS

‘Mahsa’s death highlights the struggle women must face just to go about their daily lives’

China: UN Human Rights Council fails crucial test

Vote against holding debate on China’s human rights violations in Xinjiang a major letdown

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Latvia: decisive election gains for pro-western parties

Government will keep standing up to Russia – but must respect rights of Latvia’s ethnic Russian population

‘The international community hasn’t helped address the root causes of the Anglophone conflict’

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘We are dealing with an extremely elaborate, very creative repressive machinery’

NORTHERN AFRICA

‘The seizure of sovereign assets will worsen the world’s worst humanitarian disaster’

CONFLICT | CRISIS

UN General Assembly: no room for civil society?

Denial of access leaves out crucial partner for achieving UN objectives

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Iran: could women protesters bring down the theocracy?

Death of woman detained for ‘improper hijab’ triggers widespread protests against patriarchal regime

‘Lack of dialogue and punishing sanctions are undermining the promotion of human rights’

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘We were denied the right to give or refuse our consent, so we took Shell to court – and won’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

SOUTHERN AFRICA