INTERVIEWS

‘If anything changed for women under the pandemic, it was for the worse’

Judith Goetz | AUSTRIA

INCLUSION

EUROPE

03.Mar.2022

‘Young women should be at the centre of discussion of the issues affecting them’

Margaret Mutsamvi | ZIMBABWE

INCLUSION

SOUTHERN AFRICA

02.Mar.2022

‘Women’s rights organisations are working together towards the goal of a feminist Europe’

Iliana Balabanova | BULGARIA

INCLUSION

EUROPE

02.Mar.2022

‘If we fail to take appropriate action, the junta will commit more crimes’

‘Patriarchal justice persecutes, tortures and abuses women’

Sara García Gross | EL SALVADOR

‘We will make sure that human rights are on the electoral agenda’

Nymia Pimentel Simbulan | PHILIPPINES

FREEDOMS

SOUTHEAST ASIA

25.Feb.2022

‘For women to be respected, police reform is necessary but not sufficient’

Anna Birley | UNITED KINGDOM

INCLUSION

EUROPE

23.Feb.2022

‘María Esperanza’s case is part of a growing process of criminalisation of social protest’

Ana Lucía Álvarez | NICARAGUA

‘There is social consensus that the arbitrary exclusion of diverse families is unacceptable’

Marco Becerra | CHILE

‘The government is dealing with dissent in very concerning ways’

Sudha Bharadwaj | INDIA

FREEDOMS

SOUTH ASIA

16.Feb.2022

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.
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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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