March 16, 2024

KENYA: ‘Protests against femicides encouraged survivors to seek justice’

CIVICUS speaks with Wangechi Wachira, Executive Director of the Centre for Rights, Education and Awareness (CREAW), about recent protests demanding justice for femicide victims…
March 15, 2024

INDIA: ‘Civil society efforts will be crucial to the quality of the elections’

CIVICUS speaks with Anjali Bhardwaj, founding member of the Society for Citizen Vigilance Initiatives (Satark Nagrik Sangathan, SNS), about recent electoral reforms and civil…
March 14, 2024

PAKISTAN: ‘The election was neither free nor fair’

CIVICUS discusses Pakistan’s recent election and subsequent protests with Arzak Khan, founder of the Innovation for Change (I4C) Center for Artificial Intelligence and Human…
March 13, 2024

CHILE: ‘Legislation to tackle forest fires must be based on co-responsibility’

CIVICUS speaks with Mauro González, Senior Researcher at the Centre for Climate Science and Resilience, (CR)2, about fires that recently spread through Chile’s Valparaíso…
March 12, 2024

AFGHANISTAN: ‘The risks posed by Taliban rule are too grave for the international community to…

CIVICUS speaks about the situation of human rights and women’s rights in Afghanistan with Ehsan Shayegan, founder and president of the Porsesh Policy Research…
March 11, 2024

JORDAN: ‘Commercial spyware that enables digital repression and abuse must be completely banned’

CIVICUS speaks with Access Now about their forensic investigation that exposed the use of Pegasus spyware to target activists and journalists in Jordan. Access Now…
March 09, 2024

EUROPE: ‘Governments are adopting measures that are beneficial for the climate but forget to include…

CIVICUS speaks with Karin Van Boxtel, Co Interim Director of Both ENDS, about the farmers’ protests happening across Europe. Both ENDS is a civil…
March 02, 2024

EUROPEAN MEDIA FREEDOM ACT: ‘It will be crucial for EU member states to take this…

CIVICUS speaks with Renate Schroeder, Director of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), about the European Media Freedom Act, the first integrated legislation that…
March 01, 2024

MEXICO: ‘Civil society is a retaining wall against government malpractice’

CIVICUS speaks with Carlos G Guerrero Orozco, a Mexican lawyer and co-founder and president of Human Rights and Strategic Litigation-Mexico (DLM Mexico), about a…
February 29, 2024

GREECE: ‘We fought until same-sex marriage stopped being impossible and became a necessary change’

CIVICUS speaks about Greece’s recent legalisation of same-sex marriage with Giorgos Keratsas, Communications Officer of Positive Voice-Greek Association of People Living with HIV. Founded…
February 28, 2024

INDONESIA: ‘Prabowo’s victory represents the worst-case scenario for the future of human rights’

CIVICUS speaks with Rizky Argama, Executive Director, and Violla Reininda, Programme Manager at the Centre of Indonesian Law and Policy Studies (PSHK), about the…
February 27, 2024

ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES: ‘We advocate for the repeal of anti-gay laws as a…

CIVICUS speaks about struggles for LGBTQI+ rights and a recent legal setback in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) with Jeshua Bardoo, founder and…
February 25, 2024

NETHERLANDS: ‘No government should allow transfers of weapons to a state committing war crimes’

CIVICUS speaks with Frank Slijper, Arms Trade project lead at PAX, about a recent court victory in a case brought jointly with Oxfam Novib…
February 24, 2024

IRAN: ‘The regime is executing protesters to create fear and suppress any attempt at new…

CIVICUS speaks about the ongoing wave of executions in Iran with Asal Abasian, an Iranian journalist and queer feminist activist. After receiving serious threats,…
February 23, 2024

HORN OF AFRICA: ‘De-escalation must be the primary objective’

CIVICUS speaks with Mengistu Assefa, Program Manager at the Center for the Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD), about a port deal between Ethiopia…
February 22, 2024

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: ‘The police response to riots mustn’t happen again’

CIVICUS speaks about recent riots and the worsening human rights situation in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with Shirley Abriella Kaupa, Program Coordinator at Magna…
February 21, 2024

GLOBAL: ‘Only through adherence to humanitarian principles and the rule of law can we shift…

CIVICUS speaks with Neshan Gunasekera, an international lawyer from Sri Lanka, about the role of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the context…
February 20, 2024

SENEGAL: ‘After being an example of democracy in Africa, we are increasingly tending towards authoritarianism’

CIVICUS speaks with Abdou Aziz Cissé, Advocacy Officer at AfricTivistes, about President Macky Sall’s decision to postpone the presidential election that was due on…
February 19, 2024

PORTUGAL: ‘The rise of the populist right only further weakens trust in the political system’

Also available in Portuguese CIVICUS speaks about early elections taking place in Portugal on 10 March with Ana Carmo from Akto, a Portuguese civil…
February 15, 2024

IRAN: ‘The regime uses executions to maintain its grip on power through fear and intimidation’

CIVICUS speaks with Jasmin Ramsey, Deputy Director of the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), about the ongoing wave of executions as part…
February 13, 2024

EUROPEAN MEDIA FREEDOM ACT: ‘National security cannot justify the use of spyware on journalists’

CIVICUS speaks about the role of civil society in the drafting process of the European Media Freedom Act with Jordan Higgins, Press and Policy…
February 12, 2024

AUSTRIA: ‘A new civil society coalition is emerging to defend democracy against extremism’

CIVICUS speaks about the growth of the far right in Austria with Gabriela Greilinger, PhD Student at the University of Georgia, USA and co-founder…
February 11, 2024

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: ‘To change global institutions, we must think boldly while acting strategically’

CIVICUS speaks with Rebecca Shoot, Executive Director of Citizens for Global Solutions, about the deficits of the global governance system and civil society’s proposals…
February 10, 2024

ASEAN: ‘Laos’s leadership raises serious human rights concerns’

CIVICUS speaks about the implications of Laos chairing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with Mary Aileen Diaz Bacalso, Executive Director of the…
February 09, 2024

ICJ: ‘There should be no place for double standards’

CIVICUS speaks about the role of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the context of the case brought by South Africa against Israel…
February 08, 2024

DRC: ‘Civil society is targeted by politicians who see it as an obstacle to their…

CIVICUS speaks with journalist and human rights activist Jonathan Magoma about recent elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Jonathan Magoma is…
February 07, 2024

GERMANY: ‘Our response to internationally networked far-right groups must also be globally interconnected’

CIVICUS speaks about the rise of the far right in Germany with Peter Anhalt, director of the right-wing extremism department, and Maximilian Ruf, director…
February 06, 2024

EL SALVADOR: ‘Following the vote, we are officially entering a dictatorship’

CIVICUS speaks about El Salvador’s recent general election with César Artiga, human rights defender and coordinator of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty…
February 04, 2024

EL SALVADOR: ‘The election is only a formality to give the green light to a…

CIVICUS speaks about El Salvador’s general election with Carolina Amaya, a Salvadoran freelance journalist specialising in climate crises and socio-environmental conflicts.   What’s at…
February 02, 2024

INDONESIA: ‘We must become an example of successful societal resistance against the threat of autocratic…

CIVICUS speaks about the upcoming general election in Indonesia with Muhammad Isnur, chairperson of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) and Secretary of the…
February 01, 2024

AZERBAIJAN: ‘Operating on the ground has become increasingly difficult due to security concerns’

CIVICUS speaks about the links between the exploitation of fossil fuels and human rights violations in Azerbaijan with Kate Watters, Executive Director of Crude…
January 31, 2024

PAKISTAN: ‘It doesn’t matter who casts the vote as much as who counts the vote’

CIVICUS speaks about Pakistan’s upcoming election with Muhammad Mudassar, Chief Executive Officer at the Society for Human Rights and Prisoners’ Aid (SHARP-Pakistan). Founded in…
January 29, 2024

GERMANY: ‘The far right is instrumentalising protests triggered by completely legitimate concerns’

CIVICUS speaks about the rise of the far right in Germany with Jakob Guhl, Senior Manager, Policy and Research at the Institute for Strategic…
January 28, 2024

VENEZUELA: ‘With the new NGO law, the government aims to take control of the entire…

CIVICUS speaks with Rigoberto Lobo Puentes, founder of Promotion, Education and Defence of Human Rights (Promoción, Educación y Defensa en Derechos Humanos, PROMEDEHUM), about…
January 26, 2024

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: ‘Civil society is a vital tool for achieving a more democratic system’

CIVICUS speaks with Anja Olin-Pape, Head of Strategy at the Global Challenges Foundation, about the deficits of the global governance system and civil society’s…
January 25, 2024

ECUADOR: ‘Violence is linked to the deterioration of the living conditions of young people from…

CIVICUS speaks about the current crisis of violence in Ecuador with Mauro Cerbino, professor and researcher at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences…
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