Are human rights enough?
We tend to treat protecting the individual as distinct from ensuring collective welfare. It’s vital we find a way to do both.
Human Rights & Ethics
“We are in the middle of the fight”: the globalisation of LGBT rights
Q&A with Frédéric Martel, author of "Global Gay: How Gay Culture is Changing the World"
What happened after Russia decriminalised domestic abuse
Despite a chronic domestic violence problem, a new law has made punishing abusers even harder. Where does Russia go from here?
The search for “British” rights
In attempting to dismantle human rights laws allegedly imposed by Brussels, we may find we need them more than ever
“Who will have our backs now?”
In Pakistan, accusations of blasphemy can lead to death at the hands of the state – or the mob. A few brave lawyers are fighting back.
Free speech and Malaysia’s ban on fake news
The Anti-Fake News Act leaves the question of what qualifies as fake news vague and ill-defined.
The activists working to roll back progress on sexual and reproductive rights
A Vatican-inspired network known as Agenda Europe is organising to overturn existing laws on divorce, abortion and LGBT rights.
Defenders of the Earth
Environmental activists used to enjoy greater freedom than most, but now they are under attack, from Modi’s India to Trump’s America
Is there a way back from sectarianism in Iraq?
Dictatorship, invasion and war have placed Iraq’s religious and atheist minorities under mortal threat.
A neverending sentence
Britain’s approach to incarceration is coming under scrutiny. How did we get into this mess?