IN FOCUS

‘If lots of tiny actions are performed by many people, we can achieve big things’

‘The authorities are arresting human rights defenders to suffocate civil society’

NORTHERN AFRICA

South Korean election: women’s rights the biggest loser

Presidential race winner profits from anti-feminist backlash

‘The drafting of the new constitution is a historic opportunity for women’

‘Abuses against women are the direct product of the gender imbalances of a patriarchal society’

Ukraine’s refugees: will compassion prevail over prejudice?

All refugees should be treated with the empathy extended to Ukrainians fleeing conflict

Chile: winds of change for LGBTQI+ rights

With the Equal Marriage Law, Chile begins to catch up to the times

‘There is nothing resembling real civil society – and no conditions for it to emerge’

‘Women are completely absent from decision-making bodies; politically we don’t exist’

‘Human rights defenders constantly put their freedom and their lives at risk’