Without the ingenuity of feminists from the Global South and networks of committed activists on every continent, we would never have heard the phrase: “Women’s Rights are Human Rights.” When First ...

The proposed abbreviation is more accurate, more inclusive, and ultimately more universal. The ever-expanding term LGBTQIA+ serves the worthy purpose of including a diverse array of categories and ...

People with lived experiences of migration must be at the center of efforts to address the growing impact of border technologies. At the Migration and Technology Monitor (MTM), we try to build a ...

The UK government has proposed a series of measures that would weaken legal protections for the right to privacy. Rights groups and industry experts must continue to push back. End-to-end encryption ...

Structural power imbalances in the UN system have prevented it from halting Israel’s ongoing war crimes against Gazans. Individual states and civil society must step in to prevent further aggressions ...

Most of the internet’s content, services, and tools are available in only a few dozen economically powerful languages, leaving speakers of marginalized languages unable to fully enjoy the ...

American foreign policy is at the root of forced migration from different parts of the world, and human rights advocates must address the problem at its heart. To address the root causes of this ...

In the face of multiple crises, civil society organizations are calling on states and the international community to invest in the long-term well-being of the people of the Sahel. Referred to as the ...

For a human rights movement dedicated to exposing abuses, positive communication does not come naturally. But to make the case for human rights, we cannot rely on fear of a return to the dark past, we ...

This article is a part of OGR's Imagining our Post-Pandemic Futures series on the human rights practice needed for creating a better world during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020, a ...

The digitalization of welfare is presented as an altruistic and noble enterprise designed to ensure that citizens benefit from new technologies. In reality, it often leads to reduced budgets, ...

Nature has been treated in law as property, and exploited. But there is growing legal recognition that nature has rights, and affirming these is essential to both a healthy environment and human ...