By Mandeep Tiwana, Secretary General of CIVICUS Successive United States governments have prided themselves on being governed by the Constitution of 1788.

By Naomi Ayot Oyaro, Executive Director of CAPAIDS Uganda and Tais Siqueira, Local Leadership Lab Coordinator at CIVICUS In Uganda, local communities are routinely sidelined in development processes, despite knowing most about their own needs.

By Kgalalelo Gaebee, CIVICUS' Communications Officer and Paul Mulindwa,  CIVICUS' Advocacy and Campaigns Regional Lead for Africa  Mduduzi Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube’s ongoing imprisonment is more than a national tragedy.

By Jesselina Rana, UN advisor at CIVICUS In its 80-year history the UN has never once been led by a woman.