Civil-society organisations are changing Ghana’s accountability landscape.
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Europe has the means to prevent further suffering in Gaza, but political will is lacking.
Hundreds of thousands have been killed in civil war-torn Syria.
Cameroon’s leadership has a history of rebuffing outside intervention in the country’s internal affairs. This has hampered efforts to resolve the anglophone crisis.
Corporations that benefit from poverty should have a legal duty to mitigate the harm of poverty from which they benefit.
Years after being ousted during his third term in office, the former Peruvian strongman was sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes he committed as president. He was later pardoned – twice.
Countries could face major legal consequences if they send people to countries where they could suffer harm.
Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka look set to win the presidential election. What are the crucial issues to watch, based on their campaign promises?
On February 14, Indonesia’s 204 million eligible voters face a challenge in voting for the candidate with the clearest position on human rights issues.
Opposition activists have previously been accused of treason and unpatriotic behaviour for expressing concerns about human rights abuses.
A fire killed 38 migrants in a Mexico detention facility in March 2023. A sociologist’s conversations with migrants show that they had a common response to this news – a deep sense of grief.
Even incomplete or insincere apologies have restorative value.
While the Jan. 6 committee investigating the US Capitol attacks has limited legal powers, it can help craft an accurate narrative of American democracy and history.
Armed conflicts today involve slavery in many different forms, from forced marriage to child soldiers.
Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia are caught in a conflict in a country that was supposed to provide them refuge.
Instead of drawing on the lessons of its own negotiated settlement and its rich history of peace-making in Africa, Pretoria chose to appease Russia.
South Africa frequently invokes its celebrated constitution that is based on human rights, but has often failed to live up to its ideals.
The conflict has put a temporary lid on plans that have been in the making for more than a decade since rich liquefied natural gas reserves were discovered in the Rovuma Basin.
The COVID-19 pandemic has vividly illustrated how little we know about how prisoners are treated behind bars around the world. The Prison Transparency Project aims to change that.
A growing body of research suggests that investors care about human rights and consultation with Indigenous communities, and consider them important to the value of their investments.
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