IN FOCUS

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

Solomon Islands: democracy on hold

Government postpones election amid sensitivity over links with China

Italy: triumph of the far right

Ascent to power of party with neofascist origins spells trouble for excluded groups

Another breakthrough for LGBTQI+ rights in the Caribbean

Saint Kitts and Nevis latest country to decriminalise same-sex relations

Indonesia: fuel price protests at high-handed government

Country the latest in global wave of economic protests

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘If Bolsonaro continues as president, it is a threat to the Amazon and therefore to humanity’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Sudan: women’s rights in the military’s firing line

Junta seeking to reverse progress made following 2019 revolution