The Zambian government’s decision to postpone RightsCon 2026, effectively canceling the summit, raises concerns about the ...

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A bill before Uganda ’s Parliament that proposes sweeping controls over “foreign funding” and political activity threatens ...

In recent years, the concept of “transnational repression” has become central to discussions about the safety of political ...

The local government watchdog’s suspension of a DUP councillor over remarks about LGBTQIA activists is “a clear breach” of ...

Academics and practitioners discuss Gaza's humanitarian crisis and shrinking space for debate in Australian universities.

As Liberia and Sierra Leone continue their fragile recovery from years of civil conflict, a series of high-profile ...

INTRODUCTIONThe last installment of this treatise dealt with human rights vis-à-vis the Nigerian legal system focusing on its challenges as well as civic responsibility and the power of citizen action ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that with the overwhelming victory of the BNP in the last general election, the people ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday warned that a new bill before Uganda's parliament could be used to shut down civil society, and compared it to a similar Russian 'foreign agents' law. HRW warns ...

Authorities in Tunisia have ordered a one-month suspension of the Tunisian League for Human Rights. It is one of the oldest rights groups in Africa and the Arab world and part of the National Dialogue ...

There has always been a quiet tension between authority and literature. From Plato, who questioned the place of poets in an ...