GLOBAL

Big challenges ahead for new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Volker Türk, a UN insider, takes office after opaque selection process

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‘Getting a strong Ocean Treaty across the line would be nothing short of historic’

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Ocean Treaty: unfinished business

States need to get back to the negotiating table and commit to protect the world’s oceans

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘Ocean Treaty negotiations are largely a backroom discussion that excludes civil society’

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‘From now on, states should adopt a human rights approach to environmental regulation’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Victory against anti-rights backlash at the UN

Civil society advocacy rewarded with renewal of mandate to protect LGBTQI+ people

‘The power of anti-rights groups is growing; difficult times lie ahead’

Pride and politics: a renewed urgency to demands for LGBTQI+ rights

2022 Pride events defy anti-rights backlash and democratic regression

20 years of the International Criminal Court

Two decades on, the ICC has proved its value although challenges remain

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Wanted: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The next High Commissioner must be a global rights champion who stands up to authoritarian states

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