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CIVICUS discusses women’s and girls’ rights in Iraq with Mohammed Juma, a lawyer and human rights defender based in Baghdad.
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CIVICUS discusses corporate accountability efforts with Sibora Dhima, Engagement Manager at the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA).
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CIVICUS discusses the rise in femicide cases in Kenya with Judy Gitau, lawyer and regional coordinator of Equality Now, a feminist organisation that uses the law to protect and promote the rights of women and girls.
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CIVICUS discusses the criminalisation of protesters in Nigeria with Oluwafunke Adeoye, founder and Executive Director of Hope Behind Bars, a civil society organisation (CSO) that works to improve the criminal justice system.
‘Quilombola communities live in fear because the laws that are supposed to protect them are ignored’
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CIVICUS discusses threats to the security, rights and ancestral lands of Brazil’s quilombola communities with Wellington Gabriel de Jesus dos Santos, leader and activist of the Pitanga dos Palmares Quilombola community in Bahia state.
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CIVICUS discusses the regional implications of post-election protests in Mozambique with human rights defender and political activist Brisky Fanuel Ncube.
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CIVICUS discusses the recently agreed Pact for the Future with Enyseh Teimory, Head of Policy at United Nations Association-UK (UNA-UK), a civil society organisation that promotes human rights, peace and global cooperation.
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CIVICUS discusses the situation in Palestine, the impacts on women and girls and the prospects for a ceasefire with Taheer Araj, executive director of the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (MIFTAH).
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CIVICUS discusses the dangers arising from military uses of artificial intelligence (AI) with Sophia Goodfriend, Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Middle East Initiative.
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CIVICUS discusses Turkey’s crackdown on LGBTQI+ rights with Gökçe Baltacı, LGBTQI+ activist and general coordinator of Tarlabaşı Toplum Merkezi (TTM), a civil society organisation that defends the rights of excluded groups.
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CIVICUS discusses Italy’s new anti-protest law with Erasmo Palazzotto, activist and member of ARCI, a civil society organisation (CSO) that promotes democracy, active citizenship and human rights.
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CIVICUS speaks with Sinomme Saint Claire (Dieubon) about attacks on his organisation, Green Alternative Action (Alternatif Action Vert, AVV), a grassroots peasant organisation that supports farming communities in Haiti’s southern peninsula region.
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CIVICUS discusses the opposition’s victory in Botswana’s recent election with Dumiso Gatsha, founder of Success Capital, a local LGBTQI+ grassroots organisation led by young people.
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CIVICUS discusses migration policies and civil society responses across Europe with Janna Sauerteig, Mobilisation and Advocacy Manager at SOS Humanity.
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CIVICUS discusses Italy’s policy of outsourcing the management of asylum seekers to Albania with Valeria Carlini, Deputy Director of the Italian Council for Refugees, a civil society organisation (CSO) that defends the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in Italy and Europe.
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CIVICUS discusses the Global Digital Compact (GDC) recently adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly with Peter Micek, General Counsel and UN Advocacy Manager of Access Now, an international civil society organisation working to defend and extend the digital rights of people and communities at risk.
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CIVICUS discusses Germany’s tightening of border controls with Meral Zeller, Policy Officer with the European Department of PRO ASYL, a civil society organisation (CSO) defending the human right to asylum in Germany and Europe.
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CIVICUS discusses Moldova’s referendum on its plans to join the European Union (EU) with Ion Manole, human rights defender and Executive Director of Promo-LEX, a civil society organisation working for democracy and human rights in Moldova.
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CIVICUS discusses Sudan’s civil war and its impact on women with Sulaima Elkhalifa, a Sudanese human rights defender and expert on gender-based violence.
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CIVICUS discusses Georgia’s election results with Eduard Marikashvili, human rights defender and executive director of the Georgian Democracy Initiative (GDI), an independent organisation working for democratic development and Euro-Atlantic integration.
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CIVICUS discusses the gender dimensions of genocide in Gaza with Kifaya Khraim, International Advocacy Coordinator at the Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC).
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CIVICUS discusses Poland’s new migration control strategy with Marcin Sosniak, coordinator of the Migration Unit at the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR), a civil society organisation working to protect human rights in Poland and Eurasia.
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CIVICUS discusses post-election violence in Mozambique with Zenaida Machado, senior researcher and human rights defender at Human Rights Watch.
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CIVICUS discusses the crisis in Lebanon with Zaher Sahloul, co-founder of MedGlobal, a US-based civil society organisation (CSO) that provides relief to victims of war, disaster and displacement, and supports excluded communities worldwide.
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CIVICUS discusses the call to halt arms sales to Israel with Benoît Muracciole, President of Action Sécurité Éthique Républicaines (ASER), a civil society organisation (CSO) working to promote human rights in the area of peace and security.
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CIVICUS discusses the challenges facing El Salvador’s media under the government of populist authoritarian President Nayib Bukele with Laura Aguirre, co-founder and strategic director of the Salvadoran feminist digital media outlet Alharaca and development director of the SembraMedia media directory.
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CIVICUS discusses the challenges of environmental activism in Turkey with Süheyla Doğan, activist and president of the Kazdağı Association for the Protection of Natural and Cultural Heritage.
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CIVICUS discusses Sri Lanka’s recent presidential election with Freddy Gamage, an independent journalist and human rights defender.
LEBANON: ‘Civil society has once again stepped in to fill the gaps left by the state in this crisis’
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CIVICUS discusses the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon with Ziad Abdel Samad, Executive Director of the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND), an independent network working to strengthen civil society and promote democracy, human rights and sustainable development in Arab countries.
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CIVICUS discusses constitutional amendments affecting the judiciary in Mexico with Carlos Pelayo Moller, constitutional lawyer, human rights expert and Doctor of Laws from the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
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CIVICUS speaks with Anne Harris, a campaigner with Coal Action Network, which works to end the use, mining and importation of coal and to secure justice for communities affected by the UK’s current and historic involvement with coal.
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CIVICUS discusses recent protests in Ghana with Jeremiah Sam, executive director of Pen Plus Bytes, a Ghanaian civil society organisation (CSO) working to promote effective governance through technology on a range of issues including climate change and environmental protection.
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CIVICUS discusses the recent impeachment of Kenya’s Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua with Nerima Wako, political analyst and Executive Director of Siasa Place, a youth-led civic tech organisation that promotes young people’s engagement in politics, governance and civic life.
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CIVICUS discusses the recently adopted Declaration on Future Generations with Cecilia Schirmeister, youth lead and representative of the Baha’i International Community United Nations (UN) Office, an international civil society organisation with a long history of cooperation with the UN.
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CIVICUS discusses the state of democracy around the world with Staffan I Lindberg, professor of Political Science and director of the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.
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CIVICUS discusses the conflict in Myanmar with Kyaw Win, founder and executive director of the Burma Human Rights Network (BHRN).
GAMBIA: ‘We must remain vigilant against patriarchal attempts to assert control over women’s bodies’
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CIVICUS discusses the role of civil society in defeating a recent attempt to make female genital mutilation (FGM) legal in The Gambia with Isatou Touray, co-founder of the Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children (GAMCOTRAP), a leading Gambian women’s and children’s rights civil society organisation.
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CIVICUS discusses Mozambique’s recent election with Umar Aly, a development specialist and member of the National Union of Students (UNE), a platform of Mozambican student associations and a CIVICUS Digital Democracy Initiative partner.
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CIVICUS discusses the upcoming BRICS summit with Gustavo de Carvalho, Senior Researcher at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), an independent public policy think tank.
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CIVICUS discusses the upcoming biodiversity summit with Ximena Barrera Rey, Director of Governance and International Relations at the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), one of the world’s largest conservation organisations.
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CIVICUS discusses a recently passed law regulating civil society organisations (CSOs) in Paraguay with Marta Ferrara and Olga Caballero, executive directors of Semillas para la Democracia (Seeds for Democracy) and Alma Cívica (Civic Soul), two of the organisations leading the civil society response to the closing of civic space.
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CIVICUS discusses Tunisia’s recent presidential election with Siwar Gmati of IWatch, a Tunisian civil society organisation (CSO) and CIVICUS Digital Democracy Initiative partner.
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CIVICUS discusses the challenges facing civil society in Côte d’Ivoire with Marthe Coulibaly, National Coordinator of the Ivorian Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (CIDDH).
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CIVICUS discusses the dangers of environmental activism in Honduras with Carlos Leonel George, communications officer for the Municipal Committee in Defence of the Commons and Public Goods of Tocoa, a Honduran organisation fighting against mining and for the protection of the Guapinol and San Pedro rivers.
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CIVICUS discusses Afghanistan’s system of gender apartheid with Shaharzad Akbar, Executive Director of Rawadari, a human rights organisation founded by Afghans in exile.
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CIVICUS discusses Algeria’s recent presidential election with a member of the Independent Commission for Human Rights in North Africa (CIDH), a regional human rights organisation based in Morocco.
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CIVICUS discusses the UK’s partial ban on arms sales to Israel with Emily Apple, Media Coordinator at the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), a UK-based civil society organisation working to end the international arms trade.
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CIVICUS discusses the latest summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with Cornelius Damar Hanung, Southeast Asia Programme Manager at the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), a regional human rights organisation.
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CIVICUS discusses conflict and human rights violations in Ethiopia’s Amhara region with Robel Alemu, Communications Director of the Amhara Association of North America (AAA), a US-based organisation working to promote human rights in Ethiopia.
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CIVICUS speaks with Martin Butcher, Policy Advisor on Arms, Conflict and International Humanitarian Law at Oxfam, about the UK’s partial ban on arms sales to Israel and Oxfam’s role in supporting a judicial review of the decision.
