Human Rights, Values, and Culture.
Four Years Under the Trees: One Man’s Journey from Stability to the Streets and Back
A former European Commission employee whose passport was confiscated during a fraud investigation spent nearly four years homeless in Spain. His story, now a documentary,…
The Execution Surge
Nearly half of all recorded executions globally were for drug-related offences, a category that does not meet the threshold of the most serious crimes under…
Syria: Amnesty Demands Investigation into Home Demolitions in Quneitra
Satellite imagery and eyewitness testimony underpin the call for accountability and reparations.
Cuba’s Health System Under Blackout: The Human Toll Is Already Visible
The UN’s messaging, blunt for diplomatic norms, warns of a possible humanitarian “collapse” unless the flow of assistance and energy solutions is accelerated. That is…
The Bomb That Will Not Go Away
Before proceedings could begin, a diplomatic spat broke out over Iran’s nomination by the Non-Aligned Movement as a vice-president of the General Committee. The United…
The Predators Are Winning: A Direct Assault on the Foundations of Human Rights
The report documents a catalogue of violations across every region. Israel has continued what Amnesty describes as a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza despite the…
Development’s Dwindling Dividend
One quarter of developing countries still have lower per capita income than before the Covid-19 pandemic. Some 3.4 billion people live in countries that spend…
Unequal by Design
6% Share of global population that is indigenous 19% Share of those in extreme poverty who are indigenous 20 yrs Potential gap in life expectancy…
A Diplomatic Thaw with Human Consequences
Warming ties between Beijing and Pyongyang leave fewer escape routes for North Koreans…
Persistent Exclusion Slovenia Faces UN Scrutiny Over Treatment of Roma
Slovenia’s record on racial equality, it appears, has improved more on paper than in practice.
Stones and Souls UNESCO Scrambles to Shield the Middle East’s Endangered Heritage
The UN agency has placed all 39 of Lebanon’s World Heritage Sites under “enhanced protection,” the highest legal immunity available under the Second Protocol to…
Three Years into a War That Has Shattered a Nation, the World Convenes in Berlin with Fine Words and Empty Coffers
“This grim and chastening anniversary marks another year when the world has failed to meet the test of Sudan,” said Tom Fletcher, the UN’s Emergency…
