Ten years have passed since 43 students from Ayotzinapa, Mexico – Los 43 – were detained and disappeared in one of the country’s most infamous human rights cases. On the tenth anniversary, as Mexico’s first female president is about to take office, Paula Gonzalez Gavilanes revisits the case while parents continue their protest.
In Somaliland, conflict and climate change are causing scores to flee home as “internally displaced peoples” (IDPs). But in a self-proclaimed independent country unrecognised by foreign powers, the distinction between “IDP” and “refugee” becomes less clear. The Sheikh Omar settlement, outside the capital Hargeisa, is one of many housing a growing number of IDPs fleeing to urban centres and facing unique challenges.
The surf season in Morocco lasts from October to March. This year, Nour Ghantous spent those months on the south coast, travelling through three of Morocco’s most up-and-coming surf towns: Imsouane, Tamraght, and Taghazout, where tourists are drawn from around the globe. But beneath this wave of popularity lies a quieter, more troubling undertow – the gradual erosion of Amazigh heritage.
Ecuador, once a peaceful eco-tourism hotspot, last year had the highest murder rate in Latin America. In this report from Guayaquil, Danny Wiser hears the stories of three Ecuadorians – a former prison worker, a firefighter and a retired teacher – and finds many of the country’s citizens want out.
The #Freeher campaign by the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls is reimagining approaches to equality, community and justice for imprisoned women and mothers. Beatrice Spadacini explores the work of grassroots abolitionist activists and their fight to defund America’s repressive criminal justice system, invest in community infrastructure, and combat its treatment of minority women in prisons.
At 15 years old, Mohammed Al Zaza suffered life-changing injuries when the Israeli army bombed his home in Gaza City. Now, 13 years later and from the other side of the world, he is once again watching bombs fall on Gaza and waiting for news from his family.
“Women are being killed, we’re dead inside” Firoza Wahedi took an oath to protect women’s rights in Afghanistan. The Taliban takeover forced her to flee, but, starting a new life in Italy, she says no one will silence her voice. When the Taliban launched a large-scale offensive in 2021, rapidly overwhelming the national army and… Read more »
In northern Italy a campaign group of mums, Mamme No PFAs, is fighting against the “forever chemicals” that are poisoning their water supply and their children. Beatrice M Spadacini visits Veneto to speak with the Italian mothers who are documenting the devastating health effects of PFAS in an area three times bigger than the US community featured in the film Dark Waters.
The Afar nomadic indigenous people of East Africa are fighting to preserve their distinct way of life amid climate catastrophe. In this striking photo essay, Afar women, children and elders explain how the climate crisis, infrastructure megaprojects, and conflict are affecting life for nomadic communities in Ethiopia. Aboubakr, 55-year-old Afar chief, stands contemplative against the… Read more »
This collection includes a letter from father to son, a translated story of a night in police custody, and a graphic novel about growing up under oppression. Many are award-winning and our choosers explain what each story means to them.
Many people dream of a human rights career, helping others and creating change, but how do you take the first steps? We asked human rights lawyers, humanitarians and journalists to tell us about essential qualifications and experience, and offer valuable advice to students just starting out.
