INTERVIEWS

HUNGARY: ‘We expect the era of rights-stripping policies to end, in law and institutional practice’

Budapest Pride | HUNGARY

INCLUSION

EUROPE

25.Jun.2026

SOUTH AFRICA: ‘Xenophobia has become a get-out-of-jail-free card for elites who have failed’

Ashley Green-Thompson | SOUTH AFRICA

INCLUSION

SOUTHERN AFRICA

24.Jun.2026

GREECE: ‘Children need better protection online, not to be removed from social media’

Child Rights International Network | GREECE

FREEDOMS

EUROPE

21.Jun.2026

GHANA: ‘This is bigger than LGBTQI+ rights – it’s about the kind of society we want to be’

CIVIL SOCIETY: ‘Volunteering is no longer seen as a civic duty but as a form of civic dissent’

Nichole Cirillo | UNITED STATES

FREEDOMS

GLOBAL

16.Jun.2026

WORLD CUP: ‘FIFA has placed itself on the side of the polluters, not the rest of the planet’

Frank Huisingh | THE NETHERLANDS

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

GLOBAL

15.Jun.2026

ACCESS TO INFORMATION: ‘Restrictions are turning librarians into activists in a way they may not be prepared for’

Claire McGuire | THE NETHERLANDS

FREEDOMS

GLOBAL

12.Jun.2026

BANGLADESH: ‘The deeper change is that people are no longer silent’

Tasfia Tarannum Ridita | BANGLADESH

DEMOCRACY

SOUTH ASIA

11.Jun.2026

SENEGAL: ‘The new law criminalises not only LGBTQI+ people but also anyone offering support’

GLOBAL TAX TREATY: ‘Without sustained pressure from organised movements, the political space to win simply doesn’t open’

Jenny Ricks | SOUTH AFRICA

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

GLOBAL

09.Jun.2026

OUR 2026 INTERVIEWS, MAPPED

INTERVIEWS

CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance ·

26 May 2059228135896306158

#Myanmar's military leader faces genocide charges in Indonesia. Tun Khin explains: justice means returning to land and restoring rights that were taken away.
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26 May 2059190350648918213

#Peru's youth protested pension restrictions and faced deadly police repression. Jackelinne Ponce Paredes warns: mainstream media ridiculed them but they kept organising.
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25 May 2058834261508055342

#Botswana decriminalised same-sex relations, but conservative groups are mobilising against LGBTQI+ rights ahead of a critical marriage equality case.

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23 May 2058080609952477384

#Iran's regime is executing political prisoners under cover of war and internet blackout. Narges Mohammadi and others face grave dangers. Urgent priority must be given to protecting human rights activists.

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22 May 2057719409892839463

#Bahrain is seeking the death penalty for peaceful protest. Sayed Yusuf Almuhafdha warns: the death penalty is a tool of political suppression.
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