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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 »
Pakistani women and minorities have suffered deeply rooted and structural prejudice and violence for decades and more recently a surge of state actors and vigilante predators intimidating women human rights defenders at the forefront of battling gender injustices.
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 »