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Children, as rights holders, require effective protection from violence, abuse, and neglect. Kazakhstan illustrates a situation where this right is well established in law but lacks effective practical mechanisms for implementation.
Palestinian women and girls with disabilities face double discrimination based on their gender and physical conditions which disadvantages them in education, work and daily life. Here, they tell their stories of struggle and resilience.
Disability rights: giving Palestinian women a voice Read More »
Bishkek’s growing traffic and pollution, alongside shrinking green spaces reveal deep urban inequality. It is worth calling for a shift toward a sustainable 15-minute city model, where clean air, short commutes, and public services are accessible to all.
Environmental injustice and commuting struggles: rethinking urban mobility in Bishkek Read More »
The Bill promoted by Argentina’s Minister of Justice and Minister of Security aims at reforming the juvenile penal system and would reduce the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14 years. This has resumed the debate on the pending repeal of the current system. Instead of adapting it in line with human rights norms, the Bill responds to a punitivist logic reinstating the criminalization of adolescence in a situation of vulnerability.
The international community grants children rights regardless of status, recognising their vulnerability. Yet in practice, unaccompanied children remain unprotected, as states often prioritise border control over the full realisation of their human rights.
Where childhood meets the border: a call for non-discrimination Read More »
The Nasir hostilities and their aftermath risk the collapse of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan, with imminent return to another wave of civil war, which will jeopardise human rights and spark humanitarian crises.
Rape in war is a deliberate strategy not a tragic byproduct. Political inaction, legal loopholes and failed peace processes make leaders complicit. Protecting women means prosecuting perpetrators, empowering communities and rejecting silence. The time for impunity is over.
Weaponisation of rape: women and girls in African conflict zones Read More »
Pakistan and Iran are currently deporting thousands of Afghan refugees, which is rapidly tearing families apart and is displacing them to an unstable war zone—Afghanistan. This situation is creating poverty and fear among the migrants, and the absence of financial aid demands an urgent global action.
Forced back to terror: Pakistan and Iran’s mass deportation of Afghans Read More »
Three decades after the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, more than 7,500 families are still searching for answers about their missing loved ones. Despite legal frameworks and international support, political barriers and time threaten to leave these stories unresolved forever.
Thirty years after the war Bosnia Herzegovina families of the missing still seek answers Read More »
Latin America entered 2025 amid democratic fatigue and growing authoritarian pressures. It is worth exploring electoral trends and human rights risks in a pivotal year for the region.
Elections and democracy in Latin America: emerging trends Read More »