Society / Human Rights
Articles about Human Rights, ordered by date. 
Letter from Botswana: Africans, too
The humanity of some of the country’s citizens is often denied by tongue-clucking moralists, finds Wama Molefhe.
Ghosts on our own land
Gigantic palm oil plantations across Indonesia and Malaysia are having a devastating impact on local farms and workers, too. Ollie Milman reports from Sumatra.
Trans revolutionary
Today Argentina leads the world in recognizing the rights of transgender people. But it hasn't always been that way, writes Vanessa Baird.
‘Not one step backwards!’
Argentina has come a long way in dealing with its past. But what of the present? Vanessa Baird takes a look at the state of human rights.
Argentina’s challenge
Stormy time ahead in the world’s largest country. Are there lessons to be learned? asks Vanessa Baird.
Where are they now? Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani
The Iranian women's rights activist on what she has been doing since she was featured in our March 2007 issue.
Where are they now? Domitila Barrios de Chungara
The leader of the Housewives’ Committee in Bolivia 1979.
Where are they now? Mari Marcel Thekaekara
The Indian activist who's been writing for New Internationalist for almost 25 years.
Where are they now? Aminatou Haidar
The nonviolent resistance activist on what she has been doing since she was featured in our 1997 issue.
Civil society crackdown in Ethiopia
As Ethiopia joins the UN Human Rights Council, Laetitia Bader hopes its own rights abuses will be put under the international spotlight.
Indigenous organizations to sue Peru over Amazon gas project
David Hill reports on the legal move to protect isolated indigenous peoples at risk of ‘extermination’ by the country’s biggest ever hydrocarbons project.
Digital freedoms – THE FACTS
Who’s online where, who has your data and how much are they spending to get it?
Torture recompense comes to Kenyans
Maina Waruru celebrates payouts for persecuted activists on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
Abu Qatada: when the net tightens on justice
Britain's counter-terrorism policy is undermining the rule of law, argues Simon Crowther.
Country Profile: Guatemala
The country's unequal wealth distribution and rapid population growth have made it one of the poorest in Latin America, writes Anna-Claire Bevan.
Gone for soldiers
The reality of conflict, from World War One to Afghanistan, has had a terrible impact on Joe Glenton and his family.
Tuaregs hard hit by Mali conflict
Nick Harvey and Julien Tremblin look at the plight of Tuareg refugees caught in the crossfire of a conflict that’s as devastating as it is complex...
Should donor nations give aid to countries with poor human rights records?
Human rights lawyer Errol Mendes and aid campaigner Jonathan Glennie go head-to-head - read their arguments and join the debate.
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