GLOBAL

DIGITAL RIGHTS: ‘Platforms are designed to prioritise financial gain over their users’ health’

International Criminal Court: justice under attack

Trump’s drive to dismantle the global court would shield the USA and Israel from accountability

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

The struggle to end female genital mutilation: progress under threat

Civil society campaigning has made a difference, but funding cuts and anti-rights challenges are endangering hard-won gains

Backward steps on the death penalty

A handful of states are turning executions into shows of political strength, killing more people than at any time in decades

PANDEMICS: ‘In the absence of a binding treaty, the world remains unprepared and at risk’

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

2026 World Cup: own goals for human rights

Civil society campaigns confront the USA’s migration crackdown, FIFA’s embrace of authoritarian power and the competition’s growing climate toll

CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY: ‘We make the gap between what companies promise and what they do impossible to hide’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Pride in a time of anti-rights backlash

Around the world, LGBTQI+ rights are under attack, and Pride is once again a protest

LABOUR RIGHTS: ‘International institutions can give meaningful answers to questions affecting millions of people’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

The cost of the AI boom: communities take on datacentres

Campaigners are challenging tech giants over energy, water and environmental impacts

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT