Society / Human Rights
Articles about Human Rights, ordered by date. 
‘I love you, and you love 20 million people’
Yara Badr, Darwish’s wife, says she always knew she’d have to share him with the rest of Syria.
Free Mazen Darwish
We must stand in solidarity with Syria’s human rights defenders, says Salman Rushdie.
Is anybody out there?
ISIS’ savagery must not blind us to the bravery of civil-society activists, says Hania Mourtada.
A resilient revolution
Nonviolent activists are holding out in Syria, despite the destruction. Do not abandon them, says Daniel Adamson.
Making Waves: Maryam Abdulhadi al-Khawaja
Bahraini activist Maryam Abdulhadi al-Khawaja smiles in the face of adversity.
Paranoid empire
Nathalie Olah considers Europe's fortress mentality in relation to migrants.
Cosying up to the Saudis
Our government has a charmingly cosy relationship with Saudi Arabia, writes Chris Coltrane.
‘We are all Ayotzinapa’
Andalusia Knoll looks at the recent case of the 43 missing students.
Where are the disappeared?
DNA breakthrough gives hope to Guatemalans still searching for the graves of their loved ones.
Making waves: Barat Ali Batoor
The Afghan photo-journalist is using his own experience of asylum to help others. He speaks to Michelle Slater.
So much for free speech...
It's a complicated issue, admits Kate Smurthwaite.
'They nicknamed me Terrorist'
For decades Kurds in Turkey were banned from using their own language. Do recent government concessions reflect a genuine change of heart? Naila Bozo investigates.
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