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25 Oct 2018 3 minute read

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Human rights after Trump

Nanjala Nyabola explains why Trump presents a challenge for those who work in human rights.

27 Sep 2017 3 minute read

This article is more than six years old.

West Papuans sign banned freedom petition

70% of West Papuans defied Indonesia asking a new independence vote, writes Danny Chivers.

1 May 2016 3 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

The language of peacekeeping

The importance of communication should not be underestimated, writes Ruby Diamonde.

22 Mar 2016 4 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

With no UN to watch, Saharawis fear Moroccan regime

Local activists are expecting a brutal crackdown from the police, writes John Richards.

23 Nov 2015 3 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

How to defend the United Nations?

After weathering decades of diplomatic storms, many wonder if the international organization can still be reformed, writes...

28 Sep 2015 3 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Saudi appointment to UN human rights panel is a farce

Felicity Arbuthnot considers a spectacular new low for the United Nations.

25 Sep 2015 4 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

The UN sustainable development goals miss the point

It’s all about power, argues Nick Dearden.

4 Aug 2015 4 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

The United Nations caught between dream and reality

Is the UN designed to be ineffective and maintain the status quo? Alan Song asks.

18 Jul 2014 4 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Stop the killings of innocents in Gaza

Children are dying while feeding birds on their roof tops, or playing football on the beach. On Day 11 of Israel’s assault,...

4 Jul 2014 4 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Trading blows

Thomas Mc Donagh on the trade treaties that will land a knock-out punch on any dreams of sustainable...

26 Jun 2014 3 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Will Argentina go into default on Monday?

The US supreme court’s decision to back vulture funds could damage all indebted economies. Vanessa Baird...

12 Jun 2014 4 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Why is Britain using a suspect charity to deliver aid to Syria?

How British money could be helping the Assad regime. Tam Hussein reports.

20 May 2014 3 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

‘It won’t be the normal sort of wedding’

A marriage ceremony that breaks conventions gives Mari Marcel Thekaekara hope in the aftermath of India’s...

19 Dec 2013 3 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

Criminalizing undocumented migrants has got to stop

No one is illegal, but European countries are shaping perceptions through terminology, writes Michele LeVoy....

10 Dec 2013 3 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

Protect human – not corporate – rights

Melanie Strickland argues that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is putting the interests of...

21 Nov 2013 3 minute read

This article is more than ten years old.

Stop colluding with corporate climate culprits!

Reporting from the climate summit, Jagoda Munic slams world leaders for failing to act after typhoon Haiyan...

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