April 7, 2021 Putting words into action: personal reflections on supporting narrative change How aligning principles with practice, addressing the power dynamics of collaboration, and nurturing an ecosystem for narrative power can help narrative work succeed. By James Savage Español Français
April 5, 2021 Human rights populism What happens to human rights when populists invoke its language? By Frédéric Mégret Español
March 31, 2021 When is human rights part of the problem? The rule about the state of emergencies and the strategies we deploy to defend human rights By Vasuki Nesiah Español
March 31, 2021 Human rights or a different register: taking seriously other emancipatory discourses The challenge for the human rights movement is to take seriously potential conflicts with other emancipatory struggles. By Karen Engle Español
March 30, 2021 When your oven breaks: new recipes from virtual workshops Online spaces offer new opportunities to support creative experimentation in human rights work—but taking them seriously doesn’t have to mean being too serious. By Ishtar Lakhani & Lucas Paulson Español Français
March 26, 2021 The international human rights imaginary and the international human rights movement International groups should challenge themselves to invent new practice forms that disrupt old patterns that re-instantiate North-South power binaries. By Laurel E. Fletcher Español
March 24, 2021 Collaborative research in the midst of crisis: an observatory on disappearance and impunity in Mexico How The Minnesota Model helped this organization understand its own identity and role in advocating for Mexico's disappeared or missing persons. By Karina Ansolabehere Español
March 19, 2021 Centering cooperation to advance freedom of religion or belief on international human rights law Efforts to advance the rights of freedom of religion or belief must be centered on international human rights law and connected to international human rights protection ... By Mine Yildirim Español العربية
March 19, 2021 Finding meaning in organizational reflection If true reflection is a process and a habit then we, human rights practitioners and funders, need to focus less on the output (a written report) and more on the ... By Sean Luna McAdams Español Français
March 17, 2021 Syrians disagree on how to pursue justice: So what’s next? To effectively promote lasting peace, responses to the violence in Syria must account for incompatible—and even irreconcilable—demands for justice. By Jamie D. Wise Español العربية
March 15, 2021 Building sustainable revenue in community-based organizations: case studies from legal empowerment organizations Here are several social enterprise models that legal empowerment organizations have experimented with and that align with the values and work of many frontline ... By Matthew Burnett & Connor Smith Español
March 12, 2021 Five existential challenges to human rights A look at the key geopolitical, ecological, technological and socio-economic challenges to human rights. By César Rodríguez-Garavito Español
March 10, 2021 Building sustainable revenue in community-based organizations: lessons from the legal empowerment field The Open Society Foundation shares key lessons from its work supporting organizations that are experimenting with earned income models. By Matthew Burnett & Connor Smith Español
March 5, 2021 After Trump, self-reflection is vital for the human rights community If the human rights community wants to maintain relevance and credibility, it needs to introspect. By Nicolas Agostini Español
March 2, 2021 Gender and war: rethinking harmful research practices in 2021 A Colombian lawyer and professor reflects on how research can serve as a complement to peacebuilding, but also as a catalyst for further conflict and trauma. By María Daniela D. Villamil Español
February 26, 2021 America’s re-engagement with the Human Rights Council: remember Resolution 43/1 How the USA deals with the process launched with resolution 43/1 will speak volumes about how it intends to engage with the Human Rights Council. By Peter Splinter
February 24, 2021 The frontline communities resisting destructive development agendas in Madagascar This women-led movement in Madagascar is resisting extractive development projects on the island, in exchange for alternatives that respect the land and the indigenous ... By Volahery Andriamanantenasoa & Maggie Mapondera Français
February 22, 2021 How NGOs in the Global South are developing strategies for protecting asylum-seekers at a time of human rights retrenchment At a time when many refugee-receiving nations have ignored their international obligation to protect those fleeing persecution, constitutionalized human rights ... By Stephen Meili Español
February 17, 2021 Does Jair Bolsonaro commit crimes against humanity by devastating the Amazon rainforest? Bolsonaro's devastation policies in the Amazon region could prompt a new international paradigm of protection for human rights and the environment. By Flavio Siqueira Español Português
February 16, 2021 Reckoning with racism against Black migrants in Mexico Now is the time for Mexico to address the anti-Black racism, xenophobia, and other forms of discrimination that impact Black migrants in the country. By S. Priya Morley Español
February 15, 2021 History, art, and experiential learning as a platform for human rights education and advocacy in the United States and Hungary The Minnesota Model calls on human rights practitioners to build community across national borders and challenge assumptions based on disciplinary knowledge. By Michael Winikoff & Eszter Kirs Español
February 12, 2021 Partnering with organizations in an international context: lessons from NGO workers in East Africa Academic institutions must be intentional about designing collaborative projects and fostering institutional knowledge on how to find and keep partners. By Colette Salemi & Ragui Assaad Español
February 9, 2021 Adverse possession & the right to housing: a rights based approach The idea of dignity and security as being fundamental components of the right to housing overlaps with the doctrine of adverse possession. By Shivani Danielle Jacelon Español
February 5, 2021 Women human rights defenders lead in the collective protection to defend life and territory "To confront attacks on women and land simultaneously, we have had to learn to tackle discrimination and dismantle unequal power relations in all spheres at once." By Aura Lolita Chávez Ixcaquic & Marusia López Cruz & Laura Carlsen Español
February 3, 2021 “We are jimcrowed:” Marcus Garvey and the 1920 Declaration of Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World The story of the 1920 Declaration can help us rebalance how we approach human rights history and make it more representative in terms of substance and agency. By Steven L. B. Jensen Español
February 1, 2021 How can a survivor-centered approach address sexual violence? The evidence-based approach of listening to and centering survivors can help to address various forms of violence—from those affected by COVID-19 to those experiencing ... By Eseohe Ojo & Ravina Anand & Israa Noureddine Español
January 28, 2021 To maximize donations, emphasize needs, not rights While many NGOs emphasize human rights in their appeals to raise money, new research shows that it is much more effective to emphasize basic needs. By Katerina Linos & Laura Jakli & Melissa Carlson Español
January 26, 2021 The UN’s Universal Periodic Review must respond to COVID-19 Given the scale of the human rights crisis brought on by the pandemic, the UPR must respond because it is uniquely suited to examine and respond with legislative ... By Miloon Kothari Español
January 21, 2021 Centering the “source” in open source investigation Practicing solidarity in open source investigation could be key to bridging the content-creator/content-analyzer divide. By Libby McAvoy Español العربية
January 20, 2021 The Coming Good Society: Why new realities demand new rights Rights must adapt to new realities or risk becoming irrelevant. By William F. Schulz & Sushma Raman Español
January 20, 2021 The Right Family: The personal is geopolitical With the new U.S. administration, the Geneva Consensus Declaration might lose a supporter in this anti-feminist coalition that wants to preserve the traditional ... By Rita Abrahamsen Español
January 13, 2021 Blasphemy laws and human rights: a match made in hell There are few indications that blasphemy laws are effective in hindering discrimination, conflict, and violence; in fact, the opposite may very well be the case. By Marie Juul Petersen Español
January 8, 2021 No Transit: The criminal treatment of transgender asylum seekers in the United States Transgender asylum seekers, who are already more at-risk than typical applicants, now face tremendous hurdles and abuse as they try to survive in the confines of ... By Robert Stribley Español
December 23, 2020 From hardship to hope: women migrant workers in the Indian ready-made garment industry In order to provide women migrant workers with a life of dignity, security, and a sense of recognition at their workplaces, the three primary stakeholders of the ... By Archana Shukla Mukherjee & PV Narayanan Español
December 22, 2020 Stopping the abuse in your produce basket Under the COVID-19 pandemic, governments and consumers have the opportunity to rethink how we look at the human costs that sustain our grocery shopping. By Amanda Borquaye Español
December 21, 2020 Tainted Stones: Sandstone produced by bonded labor and child labor makes its way into the United States Effective efforts to combat bonded and child labor in the Indian sandstone supply chain will require a nuanced approach to establish the right incentives to enforce ... By Waris Husain & Sonali Dhawan हिन्दी
December 21, 2020 Why are white evangelicals anti-human rights? The anti-human rights position of white evangelicals in the U.S. is less about religion and more about politics. By Howard Lavine & James Ron & Richard L. Wood Español
December 18, 2020 Facing Intersecting Crises: LGBTIQ+ Resilience in Fiji The resilience of the LGBTIQ+ community is admirable and inspiring; however, governments must ensure that all communities are safe and secure in times of crises, ... By Marisa Hutchinson Español
December 16, 2020 UN Human Rights recommendations key to US post-election era A genuine step for the Biden-Harris administration would be to formally establish a standing coordination mechanism across all relevant parts of the US government ... By Joshua Cooper & Shelley Inglis & Joel R. Pruce Español
December 14, 2020 “Storian Blong Yumi”: the world’s highest court must face the world’s biggest problem An advisory opinion on climate action from the ICJ would empower states, civil society organizations, and climate activists with potent tools to combat environmental ... By Vishal Prasad & Solomon Yeo Español Na Vosa Vakaviti
December 11, 2020 From Barbuda to the World: Love (and Peace and Happiness) in the Time of Climate Emergency Barbuda is a microcosm of larger trends and issues from climate-induced displacement and disaster capitalism, to the greenwashing of policies that undermine climate ... By César Rodríguez-Garavito & Elizabeth Donger Español
December 10, 2020 Why women’s right to health and gender equality should be your business In order to address existing inequalities exacerbated by the pandemic, companies should make a serious effort in reducing the gender pay gap, upholding maternity ... By Layanna Martin & Neel Gammelgård Español
December 9, 2020 Coming to grips with populism after Trump Returning to the rule of law and fortifying democracy in the U.S. will best be accomplished by reemphasizing the country’s own democratic and egalitarian values, ... By Gerald L. Neuman Español
December 2, 2020 Changing gender realities in MENA: Fostering social entrepreneurship Social enterprises help change gender realities in MENA to make them more equal. By Melissa Langworthy & Hadeel Qazzaz العربية
November 30, 2020 Protesting for racial justice, met with excessive force McKay and Heisler reflect on the role of medical personnel when treating patients victims of excessive police force. By Donna McKay & Michele Heisler Español
November 25, 2020 Whose gender is it? Progressive versus regressive line-drawing in advocacy work Exclusionary strategies that police the boundaries of terms like “gender” contradict the equality norms upon which human rights are based. By Lara Stemple Español
November 20, 2020 Did they crack the code? The importance of encryption for protest movements The COVID-19 pandemic has made the shutdowns of online civic space ever more consequential for exercising civil and political rights, and the Belarus protests are ... By Pavlina Pavlova Español
November 19, 2020 Research-practice partnerships in Ethiopia confront sexual violence on campus Confronting sexual violence on campus: research-practice in Ethiopia By Hanna Wedajo & Joan DeJaeghere & Mahlet Yednkachew Français
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