El próximo 18 de julio, Día de Mandela, es un buen momento para redoblar los esfuerzos por la libertad de los activistas de derechos humanos actualmente en prisión en todo el planeta
Business as usual is bad news for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, arguably the greatest human endeavour ever attempted to create just, equal and sustainable societies.
An open civic space is a key ingredient of a successful and rights respecting democracy. Sadly, there’s a gaping hole between principle and practice. Español
With the world more multipolar than ever, why is civil society power still disproportionately located in the global North? A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on Internationalizing human rights organizations. Español, Português
Ahora que el mundo es mucho más multipolar que antes, ¿por qué el poder de la sociedad civil aún reside desproporcionadamente en el Norte global? Una contribución al debate de openGlobalRights sobre la internacionalización de las organizaciones de derechos humanos. English, Português
Com um mundo mais multipolar do que nunca, por que o poder da sociedade civil ainda está desproporcionalmente situado no Norte Global? Uma contribuição ao debate da openGlobalRights, Internacionalização das ONGs de direitos humanos. English, Español.
Many Egyptians are smarting from the betrayal of their revolution while the military-backed regime tightens its grip. The international community can no longer ignore this.
The ability of India, Brazil and South Africa to emerge as moral voices from the south to reclaim the human rights narrative is not in doubt, but their willingness to take the global centre-stage is certainly in question. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on Emerging Powers and Human R
A tight overlap between economic and political elites creates a massive push to shrink the public sector to accommodate private interests. This amounts to an abdication of state responsibility and a betrayal of the social contract between citizens and the state.
India and South Africa are increasingly tarnishing their reputations as democratic and rights respecting nations. Most recently by unsuccessfully seeking to undermine a resolution on the right to peaceful protest at the UN Human Rights Council.
In the name of ‘traditional values’ and raisons d’état, authoritarian governments and dictators around the world are targeting the civil-society organisations who animate the public square. Democratic states and the UN must stand up for international legal standards.
