Human rights

Doctor and author, Ma Thida, spent a long time in prison as a result of fighting for democracy in Myanmar. Regardless, she hopes to return to her country soon

For decades, indigenous children in Canada were sent to Christian boarding schools for re-education, where many experienced abuse. Journalist Michel Jean has written about this trauma

Years ago, the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca resettled hundreds of Roma - next to a huge garbage dump. Some families fought back and managed to attract international attention

Politicians, the military, investors: in Sudan, key players are fighting over power and money. On how violence is flaring up again in a state that just won’t settle down

Almost thirty years after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, victims and perpetrators have found a refuge in Belgium. For many, a new beginning is hard to imagine

Under the regime of dictator Chiang Kai-Shek, tens of thousands of people were arrested and killed in Taiwan between 1948 and 1987. However, the country has never come to terms with the “White Terror”. Photographer H. C. Kwok wants to change that with his pictures by giving the victims a voice.

Mexican perpetrators of acid attacks, in particular against women, are often punished with light sentences or released on bail. A new draft law wants to change all that 

From the South African slum to the top of the United Nations: Judge Navi Pillay reflects on an eventful life

Hopes ran high that President Gustavo Petro would finally end violence in Colombia. But a year after his election, the fight for peace continues

The atmosphere for journalists in Cuba is increasingly tense. As a last resort, they are turning to the internet - or exile

What does it mean to report on politics in Afghanistan? The Afghan journalist Uzra Shamal talks about her work and why she chose an unusual form of reporting: the cartoon

Artist Salwa Rahen describes destroying a lifetime of work and why she can't imagine herself working again under Taliban rule. A conversation.

Education, work, marriage: over the years, the rights of Afghan women have been fiercely contested. A chronology of an eventful history

Our anonymous author’s sister was a journalist who was murdered on the street by the Taliban. This is her attempt to say farewell

When the Taliban came to power, women in Afghanistan lost almost everything overnight: their rights, their jobs, their dignity. What are their concerns today? We asked Afghan women for a selfie, and asked the question: how are you doing?

Girls scavenging in piles of rubbish and scarcely any cars on the streets: the Afghan capital has changed. An author takes us for a stroll in her neighbourhood

Afghanistan is on the verge of becoming a “failed state”, says journalist and women’s rights activist Mahbouba Seraj. And it's the West’s power politics that are partly to blame

Melting glaciers, rising sea levels: scientist Aditi Mukherji explains why it is high time we change how we deal with water. A conversation

Corrupt authorities and violence bring the people of Lake Victoria to the brink of ruin

In the Andes, water is a scarce resource. But gold mines in the region require enormous amounts of water and pollute their environment. Their owners do not seem to care

Gulbahar Haitiwaji is the first Uighur woman to have published a book about her time in a Chinese “re-education camp”. She talks about life after publication 

A large proportion of Colombians are convinced that educational opportunities are extremely unequally distributed. What can be done?

Threatened from all sides, the young author Lale Gül is paying a high price for her self-determinat­ion

With liberal positions on abortion and diversity, I became a congresswoman in Mexico - and a target of hatred

Louise Erdrich talks about resistance by indigenous peoples in 1950s America

Poland’s government ramps up its attacks on media and journalists