INTERVIEWS

‘The government seeks to stoke nationalist sentiment to try to hold on to power’

Mariano de Alba | VENEZUELA

DEMOCRACY

SOUTH AMERICA

12.Jan.2024

EN ES

‘Human rights activism can hardly be carried out openly anymore’

Carina Tertsakian | BURUNDI

‘The scale and urgency of our challenges calls for more than incremental reform, it requires transformation’

Stirling Dean | GLOBAL

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

GLOBAL

10.Jan.2024

‘The government continues to scapegoat migrants and fuel racist rhetoric to cover its policy failures’

Aria Danaparamita | UNITED KINGDOM

INCLUSION

EUROPE

09.Jan.2024

‘When there is political will, states are able to uphold their responsibility to protect’

Elisabeth Pramendorfer | GLOBAL

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

GLOBAL

08.Jan.2024

‘We must reaffirm the relationship between the rule of law and human rights’

Francesca Restifo | GLOBAL

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

GLOBAL

05.Jan.2024

‘By giving the government the green light to discriminate, the Court has broadened the reach of the LGBTQI+ cause’

Iván Chanis Barahona | PANAMA

‘We should shift away from overreliance on policing and promote community-based solutions’

Abdul Nasser Rad | UNITED STATES

FREEDOMS

NORTH AMERICA

03.Jan.2024

‘This is a one-sided election in which we already know who the winner will be’

Mubashar Hasan | BANGLADESH

DEMOCRACY

SOUTH ASIA

02.Jan.2024

‘Every person on the planet should have an equal opportunity to participate in decision-making’

Andreas Bummel | GLOBAL

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

GLOBAL

28.Dec.2023

OUR 2026 INTERVIEWS, MAPPED

INTERVIEWS

CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance ·

29 Jan 2016753285059785158

Uganda’s presidential election extended Yoweri Museveni’s four-decade rule amid repression, violence and a hollowed-out civic space. While democratic forms remain, dissent is increasingly neutralised.
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CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance ·

23 Jan 2014631757165830283

Protests against corruption spread across African countries as living costs rise & public services fail. In this interview, Ruth Kolevsohn explains why global systems struggle to confront political corruption.
Read more: http://web.civicus.org/Ruth-Kolevsohn
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CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance ·

22 Jan 2014273135659352411

Belarus has seen limited political prisoner releases amid ongoing repression. In this interview, Mikola Dziadok reflects on why freedom must be defended consistently, as many detainees remain behind bars.
Read more: http://web.civicus.org/Mikola-Dziadok
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CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance ·

21 Jan 2013862928135360874

Violence continues in eastern DRC despite a peace agreement signed in 2025. In this interview, Crispin Ngakani explains how economic and strategic interests are prolonging a decades-long conflict.
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‘Behind the rhetoric of peace and stability, economic and strategic interests are prolonging the...

CIVICUS discusses the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with Crispin Ngakani, a Cong...

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CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance ·

20 Jan 2013550876254761336

HIV remains a global public health and human rights issue, with marginalised communities most affected by criminalisation & stigma. Samuel Matsikure explains why civic space & community leadership are key to change.
Read more: http://web.civicus.org/Samuel-Matsikure
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