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The ruling party is cracking down on protests and aligning with Russia and China, even Iran, risking added instability in a fraught region.

Next year's COP must begin with steps towards a fossil fuel phaseout — with or without the fossil fuel industry's cooperation.

The US is failing to forcefully respond to brutality against protesters opposing the Georgian ruling party's move to end EU accession talks.

Such measures not only gut civil society as incubators of citizen involvement and connection with government, they spill beyond borders.

After years of delay, the UN Sixth Committee cleared a path for negotiations on a global treaty regarding the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity.

The U.N.'s Sixth Committee recently adopted a resolution for negotiations on a treaty to prevent and punish crimes against humanity.

This fall, a number of States expressed support for the inclusion of various gender justice proposals in a potential future treaty.

Bolot Temirov on the personal cost of the country's repression of media and civil society, as democracy gives way to authoritarianism.

While the rule of law recession persists, the 2024 data show progress on some issues and some countries stepping back from the brink of autocracy.

As formal debates on a proposed crimes against humanity treaty have continued, we have seen in every corner of the globe why this treaty is so desperately needed, not only to prevent…

Messaging platforms such as have become highly influential tools for manipulating and misleading voters around the world.

Messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and Viber have become highly influential tools for manipulating and misleading voters.