July 28, 2021 The inflated cost of defending human rights The impact of lockdowns has been costly in more ways than one. By Meredith Veit Español Français Português हिन्दी Русский
July 27, 2021 A cautionary lesson from Italy: commercializing healthcare can kill At the latest G20 Global Health Summit, global health leaders seemed to have forgotten one of the most costly lessons of the pandemic. By Rosa Pavanelli & Rossella De Falco Español Italiano
July 26, 2021 A call to the human rights movement for going broader and refining the interdisciplinary tools to push for dignity Increasing the breadth of actors involved in the common platform of fundamental rights ideals would strengthen the human rights movement’s ability to hold its ground ... By Viviana Krsticevic Español
July 23, 2021 Why the world should follow Scotland’s embrace of a human-rights based approach The Scottish report stands out for being forward-looking, distinguishing it from piecemeal and reactive approaches found amongst “advanced” democracies and countries ... By Slava Balan & John Packer Español Français Русский العربية
July 22, 2021 Boycotting the Olympic Games is not enough The history of human rights efforts around the Games is mostly a history of failure. By Barbara Keys Français Español العربية
July 21, 2021 The urgency of combating stigmatization and criminalization of human rights defenders We should continue to advocate for imprisoned HRDs whose rights have been most restricted, as well as focus on preventative protection to ensure that their conditions ... By Meredith Veit Español Português हिन्दी Français Русский
July 20, 2021 Adapting tech tools for human rights monitoring: lessons from Burundi Tech tools can provide great opportunities and challenges to document human rights violations, notably in contexts of acute crisis. By Vincent Ploton & Connie Moon Sehat Español Français
July 19, 2021 We should be teaching for human rights, not teaching about human rights: a response to Agostini Agostini neither offers a solution to what human rights defenders are supposed to do differently nor does he offer examples of how identity-based movements undermine ... By Claudio Schuftan Español
July 16, 2021 Rethinking past and future justice “We should certainly pursue bigger truths and more robust histories, better accounts of the reproduction of injustice, and better remedies for it.” By Zinaida Miller Español
July 14, 2021 Risking your life for human rights during a pandemic Limitations on fundamental freedoms have been purposely and disproportionately used against activists who have refused to put their work on pause. By Meredith Veit Español Français हिन्दी Português Русский
July 12, 2021 Social rights constitutionalism in interwar Ireland: for a people’s history Interwar Ireland offers a rich case-study of popular movements contesting economic and social rights ‘from below.’ By Thomas Murray Español Français العربية
July 9, 2021 What the French Revolution can tell us about the history of social rights Achieving a consensus on the terms of social obligation in a society based on equality is both complex and extremely important. By Charles Walton Español العربية Français
July 7, 2021 Human rights open frontier: resistance and resilience How much does the experience with humanitarian intervention account for the questioning of human rights, and to what extent is this experience central to cutting ... By Ruti Teitel Español
July 7, 2021 Future’s past: in search of human rights histories A new series explores different approaches to the temporalities of human rights history and how this relates to their past, present, and future By Steven L. B. Jensen Español Français العربية
July 2, 2021 Why internet freedom should be at the top of the global democracy agenda The internet freedom community is best placed to navigate the balance between cybersecurity and cyber sovereignty, but it needs support from democratic countries ... By Shames Abdelwahab & Mallory Knodel Español
June 30, 2021 Taking climate duties seriously for the protection of the Amazon rainforest: strategic legal choices, science, and human rights This lawsuit not only builds on undisputed constitutional rights, but also argues for a fundamental right to climate stability. By Délton Winter de Carvalho Español Português
June 28, 2021 Sexual violence against males gains interest as an international security threat Acknowledging men and boys as victims and survivors after decades of neglect and skepticism, proves that the Council is increasingly taking the security implications ... By Cristian Ramos Miranda Español
June 25, 2021 Memory and human rights from the voices of women in Argentina On the 45th anniversary of the beginning of the last civic-military dictatorship in Argentina, this project aims to recover the voices of woman that had been previously ... By Mariana Rulli & Lucía Zanfardini Español
June 23, 2021 What do we really talk about when we talk about human rights? The greatest value of international human rights law has been as a language for people, communities, and social movements to use to demand respect for their human ... By James Silk Español
June 17, 2021 The breakthrough moment for LGBTI international human rights: a ten-year retrospective The impact of LGBTI human rights advances has been incremental and subtle, but one measure can be gleaned from the response of UN human rights institutions at the ... By Raymond A. Smith Español
June 12, 2021 Secrecy, brand vaccines, and non-cooperation in the access to COVID in Latin America If we add the usual policy of transnational pharmaceutical companies to the usual policy of how developed countries operate, we begin to see why regions like Latin ... By Tatiana Andia Rey Español
June 12, 2021 Mobilizing international human rights to challenge coronavirus vaccine apartheid Beyond the looming humanitarian and moral catastrophe of COVID-19, lie opportunities for mobilizing international human rights law to compel states to take action, ... By Jackie Dugard & Jeff Handmaker & Bruce Porter Español
June 12, 2021 Vaccine apartheid: global inequities in Covid-19 vaccine production and distribution An ‘every-country-for-itself’ approach is irrational and even counterproductive, yet that is exactly what has happened. By Jayati Ghosh Español
June 12, 2021 Human rights responses against vaccine apartheid In this OGR Up Close, a series of distinguished authors go beyond denouncing the vaccine apartheid. They advocate solutions that address the current health emergency ... By César Rodríguez-Garavito Español
June 9, 2021 The excesses of identity-based activism undermine human rights How an overemphasis on subjectivity and lived experience in activism leads to expanding the scope of restrictions and ultimately threatening universal rights By Nicolas Agostini Español Français
June 7, 2021 Against nihilism: transformative human rights praxis for the future of global health If we recognize that global health has colonial origins, we must also acknowledge that it remains deeply embedded in, and shaped by, interlocking systems of power. By Alicia Ely Yamin & Paul Farmer Español
June 4, 2021 Litigating the future: climate rights before the German Constitutional Court Human rights analysts and practitioners will recognize in the decision of the German Court an important turn in the evolution of rights. By César Rodríguez-Garavito Español
June 2, 2021 British U-turn on torture shows how human rights advocacy can work The UK looked set to undermine the international prohibition against torture, but relentless campaigning and shaming forced a change. By Frank Foley Español
May 31, 2021 Washing off the Trump Stink: reclaiming human rights in the United States Once immediate policies have minimized Trump Stink, what are the implications for the US’ long-term identity? By Kurt Mills & Rodger A. Payne Español
May 28, 2021 What the IMF and neoliberals can learn from human rights Human rights have the power and mandate to challenge the orthodox economic policies that the IMF promotes. By Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky & Francisco Cantamutto Español
May 27, 2021 Why foresight should be in the DNA of the social change field An OGR and JustLabs Guide on futures thinking By OGR Admin
May 27, 2021 Critical legal empowerment for human rights Human rights advocates should become reliable partners to movements led by the communities experiencing grave rights deprivations. By Meg Satterthwaite Español
May 19, 2021 Human rights have lost their monopoly as a framework for reform "If human rights are in crisis, it is not because of some problem in their normative content." By Samuel Moyn Español
May 17, 2021 The urgent need for a new agenda of change in international human rights law Human rights law needs to evolve in order to meet the challenges and reconceptualized international law and institutions of this moment. By David Kaye Español
May 13, 2021 Inaction on ecological contamination finds a market “We want to live safe lives, and this is how we want to live. We don’t just care for ourselves, we care for the animals.” By Tarini Manchanda Español
May 10, 2021 European plans to regulate internet will have major impacts on civic space at home and abroad Without inbuilt protections, the European Union's new law billed as a new constitution for the internet could inadvertently empower governments set on shrinking ... By Iverna McGowan Español Français Deutsch
May 7, 2021 Human rights principles, treaties and mental health: a case study of Greece How can human rights inform our understanding of mental health support services? By Jonas Bull & Sacha Feierabend العربية Español Deutsch Français
May 6, 2021 The year human rights advocates and investors became unexpected allies Civil society should embrace the opportunity to partner with new allies to foster real and enduring change. By Paul Rissman Español
May 3, 2021 A step towards justice for Tamils in Sri Lanka? The UNHRC should explore and employ a wide range of tools and mechanisms to address human rights violations, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. By Vivetha Thambinathan & Thevya Balendran Español
April 30, 2021 Public procurement as a tool to realize gender equality We need to collect more and better data and explore how gender equality is engaged at different stages of the procurement cycle. By Daniel Morris Español
April 30, 2021 Indigenous peoples are the original environmentalists. It is time we start treating them that way Indigenous peoples’ knowledge and their history of conservation efforts could set the standard for sustainable development, but these groups constantly face threats ... By Brianna Chadourne Español
April 23, 2021 The first line of defense: grassroots activists and protection in Kenya Research shows that protection strategies of victims, survivors, and activists are embedded in everyday relationships. By Wangui Kimari & Steffen Jensen & Tobias Kelly & Kari Øygard Español Français
April 21, 2021 Welfare caps: how the UK and Serbia became outliers in restricting child support The limits placed on child benefits in Serbia and the UK have a similarly destructive impact on household incomes and children’s well-being. By Imogen Richmond-Bishop & Danilo Curcic Español
April 20, 2021 Protecting the many left behind: social security policies in Africa The politicization of social protection provides opportunities to place it more firmly in the public sphere of government responsibilities, but it also poses challenges ... By Hans-Otto Sano Español
April 19, 2021 The long struggle of Turkish women to survive In the late Ottoman Empire, women organized protests and fought for equality. Now they are fighting to survive in Turkey. By Baris Cayli Messina Español
April 16, 2021 From legal empowerment to citizen empowerment in Chile: advancing human rights through action research in a dynamic context Advancing human rights via a people-centered approach requires that researchers be sensitive and responsive to inevitable, and often unpredictable, challenges. By Lisa Hilbink & Valentina Salas Español
April 13, 2021 Of crystal balls, pandemics, and resilience: why foresight should be in the DNA of the social change field "Is it not quite odd that for a field dedicated to 'social change,' we often do not engineer change but usually just adapt to it?" By Krizna Gomez Español
April 8, 2021 Three challenges for the human rights movement Rethinking the human rights movement's approach to state-centrism, institutionalism, proceduralism might lead to a reinvigorated human rights project more able ... By Naomi Roht-Arriaza Español
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