Human Rights

How can we appreciate the life experience of transgender people without stumbling into pathologisation, victimisation, or mystification?

Lorenzo Marsili investigates the ills of a provincialised Europe in our age of empires.

Natia Gvianishvili on upholding basic rights and freedoms in times of institutional backsliding.

The host of COP29 is accused of trying to use the event to greenwash its image as a despotic petrostate.

The Italian prime minister’s image as a moderate, pro-Western leader has earned her international credibility. But is her metamorphosis genuine?

What connects the Iranian protest movement to the struggle for women’s rights across the globe?

Human rights campaigner Maria Kurinna on documenting and prosecuting Russian crimes in Ukraine.

The collapse of connected storylines calls for new thinking on what binds us.

Maria Montessori’s pioneering work on children’s minds offers insights into creating nurturing classrooms and societies.

Taking stock of some of the key shifts in social perceptions of LGBTQI+ rights as well as the ongoing battles.