With Human Rights Watch, Anna Neistat spent two decades investigating more than 60 of the world’s most dangerous conflict zones. Now, as Amnesty International’s senior director for research, she speaks about Australia’s treatment of refugees on the island of Nauru, Russia’s young protest movement and what the future of humanitarian work could look like.
A global network of anti-fascist, feminist football fan clubs is supporting refugees and fighting the rise of the alt-right in the UK, Europe and the US.
For parents, children and medical staff, court battles over treatment disputes can be an agonising process. Rebecca Limb, who is studying for a PhD in paediatric medical law, asks whether early intervention approaches could be a key part of the solution.
Nepal’s bloody decade of civil war made it a world leader in daily abductions. Torture and murders committed by the army, police and Maoist rebels left 17,000 people dead or missing. But 12 years on Lucas Font finds the perpetrators of war crimes are going unpunished, as victims and relatives of the disappeared lose hope of justice.
Ukraine’s Roma communities, as well as LGBT groups and anti-corruption activists, have suffered a series of violent attacks this year, culminating in a killing. Human rights groups urge Ukrainian civil society to stand united against fascism.
Adam Weymouth has been shortlisted for the 2018 Young Writer Award for his epic adventure story. After four months of paddling down the Yukon River, he shares the captivating story of the gold miners, dog mushers and reality TV stars he met along the way.
