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Since the 1950s, the European system of democracy and human rights has evolved thanks to the gradual strengthening of guarantees for political expression, the right of assembly and dissent.
Since the beginning of the conflict in 2023, thousands of people in detention, displaced or dead have been lost track, for which their loved ones continue to seek answers.
Beijing is moving an old geography of extraction into the era of the IA, which turns the land, energy and uigure work into a computation capacity, but it is silent on coercion and surveillance.
The analysis of more than 1180 Facebook publications and 100 videos on TikTok revealed how a genuine protest by farmers was exaggerated by groups of accounts that spread identical messages, and then integrated into anti-government, anti-European Union and pro-Kremlin narratives.
The main candidates have not presented a plan for the future of the Gaza Strip, devastated after three years of bombing, and have focused on Hamas victims
It is considered that young Africans are mature enough to choose their leaders, but not to aspire to replace them, even though they are at the centre of the great political movements: they vote, militate and campaign.
Tens of indigenous representatives from four continents question projects to preserve the natural environment that are negotiated on their territory without taking them into account and that ensure that they threaten their lifestyle
In our 'In Context' section we review the U.S. Pentagon's announcement to live a firing execution. The measure of the Donald Trump administration, if any, represents an unprecedented case and further the debate on capital punishment. Despite criticism from the UN and human rights organizations, surveys indicate that this is a measure with a certain popularity.
On the scale in Paris we spoke with the researcher Zorayda Gallegos on sexual violence against women in the Mexican Army and the impunity surrounding these cases. His report Sexual Violence in the barracks: X-ray of impunity, published by the Journalism and El Universal Factory, has been recognized with the Breach Valdez Prize for Journalism and Human Rights.
A recognition of a life dedicated to international justice. South African lawyer Navanethem Navi Pillay, 85, received on October 9 the Nobel Peace Prize 2026, awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Navi Pillay dedicated her work to defending human rights, was the first woman to open a law firm in Natal and also the first non-white to join the South African High Court.
The defenders of the lagoon consider it a "historic milestone" that the Court of Human Rights has considered the claim for a natural space
Between 60 and 70 per cent of Ghana's population depends on traditional medical markets for their medical care, according to a 2023 study by Frontiers in Pharmacology.
Urban growth in Africa particularly affects the poorest sectors: forced evictions and informal settlements demolished for urban renovation projects, without listening to their inhabitants.
In April 2026, Bangladesh extended maternity leave to 120 days. However, for new working mothers in the textile sector, difficulties persist: Who takes care of their babies when they return to shifts of between 10 and 14 hours?
In this edition, we analyze in depth a speech used by the leaders of the United States and other countries to de-legitimize the protests.
"Can Singapore maintain order without overcriminalizing peaceful expression? Can we protect cohesion without demanding silent obedience?"
In the past two years, the Georgian Government has built a comprehensive system of facial recognition control, provided by a Moscow company linked to the FSB. The impact on the protesters is alarming.
A report from the IPES- Food Agency warns that the precariousness of migrant labour, extreme heat and home food platforms exacerbate food chain abuses. The sector concentrates one third of labour deaths
On 30 July, the Siraya indigenous people were officially recognized by executive decree as the tenth indigenous group in Taiwan. It is also the first tribal group of the plains to obtain indigenous status in Taiwan.
"When we can see life stories behind statistics, we can talk about human rights violations and solutions."
