Thousands of people have been detained in Belarus' pro-democracy protesters - and hundreds are facing charges. The prison system that will take them is largely unreformed and has its roots in the Soviet system.
Why is it that despite the huge efforts invested by donors and UN agencies, do young refugees continue to struggle with respect to education and employment?
Los resultados de las elecciones municipales del 15 de noviembre muestran que la derecha moderada derrota al bolsonarismo de extrema derecha, mientras la izquierda sigue débil, pero viva, en Brasil.
As eleições municipais de 15 de novembro mostraram que a direita moderada derrotou o bolsonarismo de extrema-direita e que a esquerda continua fraca, mas viva, no Brasil.
The "climate challenge" and the "energy transition" remain eminently political projects whose success depends almost entirely on the people's conscience and the political will of 200 States.
The Palermo Protocol triggered a long debate around what constitutes exploitation and trafficking, but what we need now is a plan for system-wide change.
States ‘combat trafficking’ to put a humanitarian face on their punitive anti-immigration policies. For this reason alone the project of anti-trafficking must go.
As a matter of political tactics, implementation of existing legislation should be re-oriented according to human rights. But in terms of strategic thinking, we need to stop focusing on criminal law and adopt a social justice approach.
