In Venezuela you can no longer say in public that the economic sanctions applied by the United States and other countries are ...

How can we provide healthy food for everyone, without threatening the survival of our planet? This is the fundamental issue at the centre of Expo 2015 – which has ‘Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life’ ...

CIVICUS speaks with Ramón Zamora, son of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora, about restrictions on press freedom and the ...

The UNCCD COP16 concluded with a renewed focus on building drought resilience globally, but failed to agree on bringing a legally binding drought protocol.

Detained without trial by the Asad regime for over three years for treating "terrorists," Alaa al-Khalil, a nurse, recounts her traumatic experiences.

Planet Earth is drying up, relentlessly. Over three-quarters of all lands have become permanently drier in the last three decades. This is not jut a statistic but a stark scientific fact. But while ...

Hearings on states' legal obligations to combat climate wrapped up today at the International Court of Justice. An opinion is ...

Biological diversity is on the decline worldwide, and current approaches to address its loss have been piecemeal and ...

Sixty-four days of unrelenting war machine by Israel against Lebanon put my entire beliefs and ethos to a painful test: my sincerity in promoting social justice, human rights, integrity, patriotism, ...

"This recognition by a media outlet highlights the painful stories of abductions, torture, and the genocide of the Baloch people," says Mahrang Baloch.

The new geopolitics after the first Cold War undermines peace, sustainability, and human development. Hegemonic priorities continue to threaten humanity’s well-being and prospects for progress. End of ...

This piece is not about the crisis or the chaos that the country is now facing after successfully toppling the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina. Rather, it is about the crisis of confidence and ...