NORTH AMERICA

‘US counterterrorism laws make it increasingly difficult for civil society organisations to fulfil their missions’

‘No solution will work if the institutions responsible for abuses remain in charge of implementing it’

‘When we are told not to exist, simply coming together in joy becomes an act of defiance’

‘This is the largest experiment in justice systems ever undertaken by any country’

Mexico’s judicial elections consolidate ruling party power

The world’s first comprehensive judicial elections are challenging judicial independence and reshaping the balance of power

‘In the face of funding cuts, civil society has taken a leading role in the humanitarian response’

‘The funding freeze has damaged the support systems that protect human rights defenders’

US democracy under siege

As institutional guardrails are swept away, civil society stands its ground

‘Our legal challenge of the funding freeze is testing the judiciary’s ability to check executive power’

‘Trump is advancing a 21st-century US variant of fascism, backed by a white nationalist ideology’