IN FOCUS

‘We demand legal and safe channels for migration; attempts to stop it will only cause more suffering’

‘International support to civil society must come with understanding of our context’

Democracy cancelled: Tunisia’s new constitution

Low-turnout referendum confirms president’s absolute power

NORTHERN AFRICA

Ethiopia: peace desperately needed

Recent wave of violence in Oromia region adds to grim litany of rights violations

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘The government makes decisions without proper consultation’

Gabon and Togo offer renewed test of Commonwealth values

Two new members join the Commonwealth – despite repressing democracy and human rights

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

‘The new constitution will guarantee the president extensive powers, enabling further violations’

NORTHERN AFRICA

Uzbekistan: protests further show need for democracy

State’s failure to spot the warning signs of anger leads to rare protests and avoidable violence

Migrants pay the deadly cost of Spain’s harsh approach

Full investigation needed into multiple deaths at attempted crossing of Morocco-Spanish border

NORTHERN AFRICA

Republicanism on the rise in the Caribbean

Commonwealth Caribbean coming to terms with history to forge its own path forward