NORTH AMERICA

‘Civil society is a retaining wall against government malpractice’

‘We should shift away from overreliance on policing and promote community-based solutions’

‘The criminalisation of human rights defenders threatens the whole collective in order to deactivate it’

‘When climate activism threatens powerful interests, it is labelled on the same level as terrorists and drug traffickers’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Mexico on the rights path

Decriminalisation of abortion a historic victory for the feminist movement

‘The Supreme Court’s ruling marks a before and after in the struggle for reproductive justice’

‘The decriminalisation of abortion is a huge collective achievement for the feminist movement’

‘Every country should do their part to welcome people in need’

USA: battle still on for abortion rights

Regression and resistance both play out as focus shifts to medication abortion

US midterm elections: a temporary respite?

Imminent danger averted in an election that put voting rights and women’s rights on the ballot – but threats continue