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The draft Palestinian Interim Constitution reflects a unique constitutional process shaped less by internal mobilisation than by international recognition and reform pressures. While it provides important human rights guarantees, concerns remain on executive dominance, legitimacy of the drafting process, and institutional balance.
The environmental cost of the war against Iran requires us to confront its estimated carbon emissions and how military emissions escape our current accounting. This is a reminder that a switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy is not just about addressing climate change, but also the economy and global security.
A potential off-ramp for fossil fuels? Read More »
This personal account of the Chișinău conference (March 2026) highlights the European Social Charter as a cornerstone of democratic resilience. While renewed momentum for stronger commitments emerged, advancing social rights for all, tackling poverty, and ensuring effective implementation remain critical targets to sustaining Europe’s social model.
Echoes of Chișinău: momentum for the European Social Charter system Read More »
Despite Pakistan’s human rights commitments, transgender men and AFAB gender-diverse individuals remain invisible. Discrimination and violence against them are under-reported, revealing gaps between legal protections and lived realities.
The war between the United States, Israel and Iran may appear geographically distant from Africa. Yet its consequences are being felt across the continent. For millions of Africans from the Horn of Africa to Uganda, Sudan, the Gulf of Guinea and South Africa, among others, the conflict is not simply a geopolitical crisis. It is rapidly becoming a human rights crisis driven by inflation, food insecurity, disrupted trade, and heightened regional instability.
How US-Israel attack on Iran is impacting Africa Read More »
A collapse of railway canopy in Serbia has sparked mass protests which spread nationwide and this student-led movement inspiring widespread civil resistance could mark the start of a seismic shift toward greater justice, transparency and accountability in the country’s politics.
Student protests in Serbia: new standard of civil disobedience Read More »
Western Sahara illustrates how international law’s self-determination norm is being hollowed out. An examination of UN Security Council’s practice and Resolution 2797 (2025) shows a shift from referendum-based decolonization to status-quo management, privileging autonomy and stability over rights and justice.
The European Union finds itself at a crucial moment, navigating the complex issue of migration. This blog explores recent concerning proposals from Brussels, in which the appeal for stricter borders threatens fundamental human rights principles and long-term societal cohesion.
EU: Fortress Europe Migration Plan endangers basic human rights Read More »
Each winter, smog engulfs Punjab, but its human cost is far from evenly shared. It is worth examining how air pollution disproportionately harms pregnant women, particularly those from marginalised and rural communities, by compounding biological vulnerability with entrenched social and economic inequalities.
Breathing inequality: how pregnant women in Punjab bear a hidden human rights burden Read More »
Latin America faces escalating negative impacts from climate change, exacerbated by poverty and corruption, yet governments continue to put economic gain above citizens’ needs. It is worth examining the human rights implications of environmental inaction across the region.
Climate crisis in Latin America: the high cost of government inaction Read More »