A report by the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) and Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) details the health consequences of "less-lethal" weapons, with a call for more regulation.
One of the most visually symbolic movements against Argentina’s dictatorship, the Mothers' tenacious weekly protests culminated in a massive demonstration in the name of memory, truth and justice in 2017.
Esta semana presentamos un proyecto conjunto con las organizaciones de derechos humanos, el CELS y la red INCLO, con el apoyo de la ACLU, sobre la importancia fundamental de la protesta para el ejercicio de los derechos humanos y la democracia.
The recent protest against obiezione di coscienza – whereby Itailan gynecologists can refuse to conduct abortions – is the latest of many demonstrations by this growing women's rights movement.
Anti-Trump women's marches put women's protest in the spotlight in 2017. Here are seven other recent women's demonstrations that didn't generate as much coverage (plus two historic UK ones that did).
We discuss how BLM protests have brought forth a cultural shift, highlighted by the recent dissent of NFL star Colin Kaepernick, and how protest dynamics have changed in the Trump era.
Israeli photojournalist Tali Mayer, 28, was shot by a black-tipped sponge bullet while reporting on a demonstration. This led to her project with the ACRI, a member of INCLO, photographing Palestinians injured by these crowd-control bullets.
The young man disappeared during a violent crackdown on an indigenous community in Patagonia by Argentina's Gendarmerie, and federal authorities have so far hindered an effective investigation. Español
What trends can we decipher when it comes to modern protests? Is there a pattern to the grievances that helps to explain the current spike in protest? And what do we find when we compare organisational dynamics?
This week sees the second wave of content for our partnership project with human rights organisations CELS and INCLO, with support from the ACLU, looking at why protest is fundamental for human rights and democratic society, and what can be done to protect the right to protest.
With a sharp increase in protest around the world over the past decade, international and domestic standards for state protection and management of assemblies must be pursued.
