February 15, 2022 Rethinking trans people’s right to self-perceived gender identity and gender expression in India The reluctance to appreciate gender fluidity precludes people from maintaining a self-perceived identity. By Sarthak Gupta Español
February 11, 2022 A case against U.S. liberal internationalism nostalgia A new book revisits ATS litigation, suggesting that the retreat of the U.S. judicial system from its commitment to international human rights has positive implications. By Natalie R. Davidson Español
February 8, 2022 Pushing back against the normalization of COVID-19–related state of emergency restrictive measures It is time for governments to rescind repressive measures and laws, and to ensure the inclusion of civil society actors in response to pandemic recovery efforts. By Lana Baydas & Marissa Jaime Priceman & Sally Alghazali Español العربية
February 4, 2022 Privacy and digital identity: The case of Pakistan’s NADRA Pakistan’s national ID system is failing to cater to the needs of various marginalized communities, and is a potential threat to citizens’ right to privacy. By Hamza Waqas & Amna Khan Español
January 31, 2022 How Kazakhstan’s control of information can turn into a regime weakness Network interference and internet shutdowns in the Central-Asian country have become a staple method of stifling the free flow of information during politically ... By Pavlina Pavlova Español Русский
January 28, 2022 Vaccinations and migrant worker lockdowns: COVID-19 and human rights in Singapore Despite its contributions to the global vaccine effort, Singapore has failed to commit to human rights for its migrant worker population. By Alana Barry Español
January 26, 2022 Is the current rights framework sufficient to protect the stateless? Here’s how the existing human rights framework confronts statelessness and the gaps that remain. By Anne Lauder Español
January 25, 2022 How minority languages found an unlikely ally in translation companies Professional translation companies are becoming an unlikely partner in protecting minority languages for future generations. By Ofer Tirosh Español
January 19, 2022 When did it become illegal to defend human rights? In the age of the internet, online human rights activism needs to be supported—and protected—as a vital part of the cybercommunications ecosystem. By Laurel E. Fletcher & Khalid Ibrahim Español
January 17, 2022 Humor and human rights: a joke with no punchline? Humor was one of the best allies to human rights. Today, as some point to its oppressive uses, it has come under fire. By Nicolas Agostini Español Français
January 14, 2022 New Zealand’s failure to meet its human rights promises on health care and protection A recently published report reveals how the New Zealand government’s performance has allowed its health system to become stagnant. By Livvy Mitchell Español
January 12, 2022 It is time to make ecocide an international crime “The time is right to harness the power of international criminal law to protect our global environment.” By James Dawes Español
January 7, 2022 Lost in the crisis: legal accountability for SRHR in humanitarian settings If persons in humanitarian settings are to receive the SRH services they need, governments must be accountable for human rights. By Christina Zampas & Rebecca Brown Español
December 16, 2021 The rise of youth activism in Africa For Africa to address challenges like climate justice, conflict transformation, and food security, the participation of youth activists will be critical. By Souleymane Sagna Español
December 15, 2021 Finding more than cynicism after COP26 Reading between the lines of the COP26 decisions, you can find small wins that are the result of the tireless efforts and dedication of the climate justice movement. By Chiara Liguori Español
December 10, 2021 This Human Rights Day, the need to affirm the indivisibility of rights has never been greater As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the end of its second year, the importance of reaffirming this principle is clear. By Jonathan Cohen & Sofia Gruskin Español
December 9, 2021 The eight-year decade that will determine the fate of the planet and human rights If slowing climate change is a game, how is it going and what's left to accomplish? By César Rodríguez-Garavito Español
December 6, 2021 How new uses of conscience-based claims hinder progress on abortion rights Making sexual and reproductive health services accessible in practice means the limits of invoking conscientious objection must be incisively interrogated. By Andrés Constantin & Kayla Zamanian Español
December 2, 2021 An interview with practitioners on the front lines of datafication A conversation with Grace Mutung’u on the growing adoption of digital ID in Kenya and how it is changing people’s relationship with the government. By Juan Ortiz Freuler Español
November 29, 2021 Supporting the TRIPS COVID-19 waiver is an essential step to support international human rights A waiver would be a vital step for expediting the scaling up of manufacturing and provision of COVID-19 medical products. By Jackie Dugard & Franziska Sucker & Bruce Porter & Jamie Burton Español
November 26, 2021 Creating a scenario from the future This fictional scenario draws on real signals of change to construct a future scenario around the impacts of datafication on the human rights movement. By Juan Ortiz Freuler Español
November 22, 2021 What a datafied worldview means for human rights Understanding how datafication affects the rights and interests of people, and power relationships at large, is key for an effective defense of human rights. By Juan Ortiz Freuler Español
November 19, 2021 How emotion recognition software strengthens dictatorships and threatens democracies Given that the idea of using emotion recognition technology as a tool of governance is an entirely flawed premise, a ban makes the most sense. By James Jennion Español
November 18, 2021 The will and the way: keys for human rights improvement Neither state capacity nor elite willingness are sufficient on their own to improve compliance with human rights norms. By Alejandro Anaya Muñoz & Amanda Murdie Español
November 16, 2021 New Zealand is failing to meet its human rights promises on adequate housing Identifying where human rights violations are occurring within the right to housing shows the government where change is most urgently needed. By Livvy Mitchell Español
November 14, 2021 What Chile can learn from South Africa about social rights The Chilean Constitutional Convention should give careful thought to how to strengthen the relationship between social rights and the right to equality and non-discrimination. By Sandra Liebenberg Español
November 11, 2021 What does the right to a healthy environment mean for wildlife crime? Understanding RTHE through the lens of wildlife crime is a reminder that tackling crime through a rights-based approach contributes to the fulfilment of human rights. By Tamara Léger & Rob Parry-Jones Español
November 10, 2021 A discriminatory system killed a transgender man in Egypt By reforming its own system, Egypt can influence positive changes in other countries in the region and lead the way for accessible legal gender recognition mechanisms. By Nora Noralla Español العربية
November 5, 2021 What’s missing in climate lawsuits of the future? A human rights-based approach should always ask who is affected and how by certain climate mitigation measures. By Miriam Saage-Maaß Español Deutsch
November 4, 2021 Solving the climate crisis together: a message to the delegates at COP26 Restrictions on civil society undermine climate mitigation efforts and impede the collaboration that is so crucial to slowing the climate crisis over the next decade. By Eszter Hartay & Ivana Rosenzweigova Español
November 3, 2021 Bilingual climate justice trajectories In this Data Column, we explore and compare the usage of several climate-related terms in English and Spanish to track how they have evolved over time. By Sebastián Villamizar Santamaría Español
October 28, 2021 Lifting the veil of secrecy on rights abuses caused by Brazil’s mining industry Mining companies must tackle human rights abuses or risk communities saying no to their operations. By Athayde Motta & Miles Litvinoff Español Português
October 25, 2021 Haitian migration through the Western hemisphere: a racial (in)justice analysis A transnational racial justice lens is essential to understand recent Haitian migration through the Americas, but also to develop any future policy responses. By S. Priya Morley Español
October 22, 2021 Timeful strategies for Indigenous self-determination: lessons from the Purhépecha How a temporal perspective affects the struggles for Indigenous self-determination By Angel Gabriel Cabrera Silva Español
October 20, 2021 The urgent need for policy coherence to achieve rights-respecting climate action Legal action should not substitute a holistic approach to green transition. By Els Heile Español
October 18, 2021 History shows that UN country-specific Special Procedures are tools for positive change History has shown that despite strong opposition to Special Procedures, they have been valuable mechanisms for catalyzing positive changes at the local level. By Mariana Montoya & Marc Limon Français Español
October 15, 2021 Pandemic Insights OGR has asked several leaders in the human rights community to share a learning, a reflection, or an insight from these unique times. Read or listen to them here. By OGR Admin Español
October 15, 2021 Moving fast on climate: the urgent need to tackle short-lived climate pollutants in Latin America and the Caribbean The human rights framework can buttress the responses needed to address the emergency, providing tools to guarantee human dignity and the right to a healthy environment. By Viviana Krsticevic Español
October 13, 2021 Embracing change for a better civic space While civic action and space are under relentless pressure worldwide, different dimensions of a more positive future are being built and fought for across the world. By Tom Gerald Daly Español
October 11, 2021 Abolition of the death penalty for drug offences is a mission possible The death penalty for drug offenses appears to be on the rise. By Ricky Gunawan Español
October 8, 2021 Tunisian human rights activism in the 1960s: Revolutionaries, intellectuals and prisoners of conscience One should be cautious when conflating today’s human rights understanding with that of the past when narrating human rights history. By Marc Schade-Poulsen Français Español
October 6, 2021 The UN Human Rights Council dithers while Earth Burns It is essential to translate human rights principles and standards into practicable pragmatic measures that can provide that coherence, legitimacy, and sustainability. By Peter Splinter Español
October 4, 2021 Reimagining civic space for hope While civic action and civic space are under relentless pressure worldwide, different dimensions of a more positive future are being built and fought for in communities ... By Tom Gerald Daly Español
October 1, 2021 The challenges of sharing the unknown history of the South African constitution A new online archive and exhibition tells the little-known stories and behind-the-scenes challenges of the country's constitution. By Lauren Segal & Lwando Xaso Español Français
September 30, 2021 The doughnut approach: how to climatize human rights If human rights are to remain relevant in the Anthropocene, budding theoretical, doctrinal, and advocacy efforts to address the climate emergency need to be expanded. By César Rodríguez-Garavito Español
September 28, 2021 Chile’s constitutional moment is an opportunity to enhance social rights To do justice to such an ambitious goal, the Chilean process should not leave anyone behind. This is a historic occasion to make the case for social rights. By Koldo Casla Español
September 24, 2021 From the domestic to the international: Jamaica’s 1961 human rights policy How the domestic trends of human rights policy in the Global South can provide a deeper understanding of modern international rights practice By Steven L. B. Jensen Español Français
September 22, 2021 Of time and the practice of human rights in the digital age Reflecting on the internet as a constitutive site for rights work may allow us to usefully open the internet to a different kind of scrutiny. By Alice M. Miller Español
