Questions Mounting over G20 Accountability
As leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) countries head into a second day of talks at the grouping’s seventh summit this week in Los Cabos, Mexico, calls are strengthening for a new debate around the...
View ArticleIntervention in Eastern Congo a Rising Priority for Activists
As the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to deteriorate in the wake of an armed rebellion that began in April, some activists have strengthened calls for foreign...
View ArticleNepal’s President Urged to Reject War-Era Amnesty
The Nepali government is receiving significant national and international blowback for a draft ordinance that rights groups, including ones in the United States, say would allow for a widespread...
View ArticleU.S.: Rights Groups Denounce Dropping of CIA Torture Cases
U.S. human rights groups have roundly condemned Thursday’s announcement by Attorney General Eric Holder that the Justice Department will not pursue prosecutions of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)...
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Arab Spring Teaches Food Security
African leaders should take note of the lessons learned from the Arab Spring and realise that ensuring good governance and food security will avoid crises on the continent, says Kofi Annan, chairman of...
View ArticleKurdish Rights Back in Focus in Turkey
After over a year without accountability for a Turkish aerial bombing that killed 34 Kurdish men and boys, Turkey has come under heavy criticism for what many say is a widespread culture of impunity,...
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Obama Issues Landmark “Open Government” Rules
President Obama's new executive order could make the U.S. government among the world’s most transparent. Credit: Official White House Photo by Pete SouzaPresident Barack Obama has initiated a potential...
View ArticleTurkey’s Excessive Neo-liberalism Threatens ‘Peace at Home’
“Peace at home, peace in the world” is the official motto of the Turkish Republic. Coined in 1931 by the republic’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, it implies a causal relationship, but the events this...
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In Bangladesh, a Steady Pursuit of Freedom
This is an adaptation of a letter written by Kerry Kennedy, writer and President of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, for her daughters Cara, Mariah and Michaela after a recent...
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Indigenous Food Systems Should Be on the Development Menu
Food security and a balanced diet for all must be combined with the knowledge of indigenous peoples’ food systems and livelihoods as a contribution to sustainable development. Credit: IFADBy Valentina...
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Families See Hope for Justice in Palestinian Membership of ICC
Sahar Baker (left), with Ahed Baker (right) and sister-in-law in front of their beach camp house, with photographs of the four cousins killed by Israeli gunboats in summer 2014 while playing football...
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Opinion: Measurement Matters – Civic Space and the Post-2015 Framework
In this column, Mandeep Tiwana, a lawyer specialising in human rights and civil society issues and Head of Policy and Research at CIVICUS, the global civil society alliance, argues that with recent...
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