What Democracy Means for a Society’s Bottom Line
Democracy is in trouble. For nine consecutive years, more countries have suffered a weakening of democratic institutions than have experienced improvement –…
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The role of business in fighting impunity and corruption to protect environmental defenders
Environmental defenders are on the frontline of the fight against climate change, yet too often they pay with their freedom,…
Southeast Asian MPs to ASEAN: Denounce Myanmar Junta Sham Elections and Put Rohingya Humanitarian Crises at the top of Summit Agenda
As leaders gather in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the 47th ASEAN Summit, the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) urges…
Trump Administration Purging LGBTQ+ People From Public Jobs and the Public Memory
Running in 2024, Donald Trump and JD Vance made attacking LGBTQ+ people a central feature of their campaign. The then-candidates…
Women Are Leading Venezuela’s Fight for Democracy
On the morning of 10 October 2025, the secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Kristian Berg Harpviken, placed a call…
UN: Data-driven technologies must not reinforce historic inequalities
Sensitive data – related to the most identifiable, personal, and intimate aspects of an individual – deserves special protection under…
Youth Are Strengthening Democracy
On the International Day of Democracy, we celebrate the essential role of young people in renewing and strengthening democracy worldwide.…
Advancing Women’s Rights: YWARPD Signs One-Year Project Cooperation Agreement With US-Based NED
In line with its Mission Statement, the Young Women’s Actions for Rights, Peace and Development (YWARPD) has signed a one-year…
Charlie Kirk’s Murder Sparks Calls for Civil War And Violent Retribution Against Political Opponents
The murder of Charlie Kirk on the Utah Valley University campus has ratcheted up political tension at home and abroad.…
1 in 5 Americans now regularly get news on TikTok, up sharply from 2020
A fifth of U.S. adults now regularly get news on TikTok, up from just 3% in 2020. In fact, during…