INTERVIEWS

‘Civil society has taken the lead in advocating for social change, human rights and political reforms’

Fadel Fakih | LEBANON

FREEDOMS

MIDDLE EAST

23.Dec.2023

‘The Rwanda plan sets a worrying precedent for the future of migration and human rights’

Julia Tinsley-Kent | UNITED KINGDOM

INCLUSION

EUROPE

22.Dec.2023

‘The state must respect the freedoms of those calling for truth and justice on enforced disappearances’

Nassera Dutour | ALGERIA

‘We cannot address 21st-century challenges with 20th-century foundations’

Nudhara Yusuf | GLOBAL

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

GLOBAL

20.Dec.2023

‘The once-cosmopolitan state of Manipur is now divided into two rival communities’

Mangneo Lhungdim and Sulekha Thapa | INDIA

CONFLICT | CRISIS

SOUTH ASIA

19.Dec.2023

‘China has tried to intimidate voters and pressure Taiwanese civil society organisations’

‘Forest fires translate into loss of biodiversity and a low quality of life’

Jordi Surkin | BOLIVIA

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

SOUTH AMERICA

17.Dec.2023

EN ES

‘Despite the repression, we haven’t halted our work for a single day’

Marina Kostylianchenko | BELARUS

FREEDOMS

EUROPE

16.Dec.2023

‘The criminalisation of human rights defenders threatens the whole collective in order to deactivate it’

Collective for the Freedom of Kenia Hernández | MEXICO

‘We seek to cut the umbilical cord with the former colonial power’

Clément Kocou Gbedey | NIGER

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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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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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.
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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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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.
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