Undocumented Black migrant workers are caught in a vicious cycle of racism in North Africa
“There is a criminal plan to change the composition of the demographic landscape in Tunisia to erase its Arab and Islamic character and make it […]
Civil society
Can climate-smart agriculture help build resilience against food, health and climate shocks in Malawi?
For the last two years, Jakina Lameki, who lives in the town of Bangula in Malawi’s southernmost district of Nsanje, has experienced the catastrophic impact […]
The women of Sudan are pushing for a feminist agenda
On 8 April 2021, hundreds of women gathered in Khartoum to rally against domestic and gender-based violence in Sudan. In what has been described as […]
Central African refugees are caught between a rock and hard place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
It is 4pm on a February day in 2021. A woman is busy in a makeshift kitchen, nestled between a brick house and a large […]
Understanding the era of emotion
Less than three finger-widths, around four or five centimetres, separate the neocortex from the amygdala: our reason and our emotions. For centuries, thinkers and poets […]
Democracy and health: how citizen participation can also contribute to better health care
“The authorities have been very quick to take decisions during the Covid crisis,” says Siiri Ann Doka. Too quick, perhaps, for citizens and patients to […]
Despite reforms, patriarchal systems continue to hinder land ownership by African women
Despite recent advancements in land reforms across Africa, women and girls are still hugely disadvantaged, according to a recent meeting of experts. The 2020 Africa Land […]
Trade unions and civil society are pushing for ambitious climate action in Scotland
As Glasgow prepares to host COP26, the UN climate summit in November 2021, Scotland will take centre stage in the global power struggle surrounding if […]
Black Lives Matter in the Arab world too
The growth of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, spurred by the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota, USA, has reopened a much-needed debate in […]
How the little-known Energy Charter Treaty is holding environmental policy hostage
Is it possible to take urgently needed action on climate change while simultaneously protecting the fossil fuel industry, the very cause of climate imbalance? Today, […]
See you in court: a rise in legal attacks against rights defenders aims to silence corporate critics
Athit Kong has been fighting to stay out of prison for more than four years. The Cambodian union leader faces criminal charges of intentional violence, […]
How Kerala managed to flatten the coronavirus curve
There are a number of countries that have earned plaudits internationally for saving hundreds of thousands of lives with their swift, effective and decisive responses […]
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