IN FOCUS

‘Women’s rights are not a priority in the government’s agenda’

NORTHERN AFRICA

‘Civil society made a lot of efforts to stop Japan financing the Matarbari project’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘Due to closed civic space, it is difficult to build the resilience of communities inside the country’

‘Indigenous people should be at the forefront of our own movement and speak for ourselves’

Sri Lanka: change falls short of protest demands

New president extends state of emergency and amps up protest repression

Chad: democracy still on hold

With France’s backing, military leaders keep repressing demands for democracy

‘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