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
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
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