MIDDLE EAST

‘Many leaders remain silent in the face of systematic human rights abuses’

‘Abuses against women are the direct product of the gender imbalances of a patriarchal society’

‘Women are completely absent from decision-making bodies; politically we don’t exist’

‘We’ve submitted many bills, but parliament refuses to adopt a law against GBV’

‘The pandemic added another layer to women’s diminished access to healthcare’

‘The counter-terrorism law is used to restrict political work in Palestine and shrink civic space in Israel’

Lebanon: corrupt government fails victims of the Beirut blast

Rights groups demand international investigation

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Lebanon: wildfire season further exposes government failure

Civil society steps up to combat the blaze

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT