Society / Human Rights

When Stanislav Tomáš died in police custody in similar circumstances to George Floyd, the world quickly moved on. Conrad Landin goes to the Czech Republic in search of answers.

No results found, by Marc Roberts.

Election faker Lukashenko keeps clinging on to power.

Ugandan autocrat Yoweri Museveni digs his heels in yet again.

The vicious game of hounding out asylum-seekers in Europe continues in defiance of international law. Katie Dancey-Downs reports.

Ethical and political dilemmas abound these days. Seems like we’re all in need of a New Internationalist perspective. Enter stage: Agony Uncle.

Michael Fakhri, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, has a bold vision for a trade system that reflects how people actually eat.

While women in Argentina have won the right to abortion, in Brazil even child survivors of rape may be forced to give birth, writes Leonardo Sakamoto.

Athletes call out body policing

Violeta Santos Moura’s poignant photo-essay reveals the tragedy of Nepal’s human-trafficking crisis – and the courage of those fighting back.

Is it time for reparations for transatlantic slavery? Kehinde Andrews and KA Dilday deliberate.

The families of the disappeared are not giving up their search until they have answers. Jan-Peter Westad reports.

Uyghur poet and teacher Abduweli Ayup talks to Jan-Peter Westad about language, cultural survival and the unspeakable.

Update from China by Husna Rizvi.

Update from Australia by Amy Hall.

Report from India by Husna Rizvi.

Subi Shah speaks to film-maker Kyla Simone Bruce.

Taking a stand against mining corporations can cost you your freedom – and even your life – in Peru. But that does not deter indigenous human rights defender Virginia Pinares. She tells Vanessa Baird why.

Will shaming employers on social media finally bring justice for Lebanon’s domestic workers? Roshan De Stone and David Suber report from Beirut.

Human rights at sea by Vanessa Baird.