2026

AI: ‘African governments are using “smart city” systems to monitor dissent and consolidate state control’

Wairagala Wakabi | UGANDA

FRANCE: ‘Individual acts of violence will continue to be weaponised to normalise far-right politics’

Aldo Rubert | SWITZERLAND

TUNISIA: ‘Human rights deserve to be defended, even when that involves taking risks’

Khabir Moncef | TUNISIA

NORTHERN AFRICA

HONG KONG: ‘Independent civil society is being replaced with state-aligned structures’

Alric Lee | HONG KONG

ZIMBABWE: ‘The government is changing the rules to keep itself in power’

Narshon T Kohlo | ZIMBABWE

SOUTHERN AFRICA

VENEZUELA: ‘People once again believe they can influence what happens in their country’

Pedro González Caro | VENEZUELA

CONGO: ‘The result was already decided before polling stations opened’

Ivan Kibangou Ngoy | REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

‘The EU cannot position itself as a defender of human rights while being one of Israel’s primary arms markets’

7amleh | PALESTINE

UN REFORM: ‘The UN is supposed to be a counterweight to regressive trends, not a reflection of them’

Cynthia Saxena | UNITED STATES

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

AFRICA: ‘The African Union must live up to its principles in practice, not just on paper’

Olorunyomi Pauline Adedigba | NIGERIA

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE