[New] Like World War Two, the war in Ukraine is about whether freedom and democracy will survive in Europe, or whether a brutal, authoritarian imperialism will be allowed to overpower and crush its weaker neighbours.
Times Argus
[New] Russia will use any specific cases to further try to discredit the Ukrainian authorities, appealing to the Russian population, the people living in occupation, and the international community with claims of violations of international law, particularly in human rights.
CEPA
[New] Filling the legal gaps that could violate Ukrainians' constitutional rights, such as the right to run for office.
CEPA
[New] Global inequality remains a significant issue in 2026, with 17% of faculty considering it a top threat and 31% identifying it as a key opportunity area for business.
forbesindia
[New] In Serbia, dissidents such as Nikolina Sindjelic, a university student who helped lead protests against government corruption, have been targeted with police violence and image-based sexual abuse, part of a broader pattern of state-sponsored digital harassment to spread fear and silence critics.
Foreign Affairs Magazine
[New] Around the world, attacks on women's rights, opportunities, and full participation in society have seemingly been ignored.
Foreign Affairs Magazine
[New] Legal experts are warning employers to prepare for aggressive EEOC activity around reverse discrimination in 2026.
Insights
[New] By holding the 65-year-old agreement in abeyance and vowing to divert waters to Rajasthan, New Delhi has not only breached its legal obligations to Pakistan but has weaponized the most fundamental resource of life itself-water-putting the human rights of 240 million people at grave risk.
Kashmir Media Service
[New] As international leaders continue to debate security, human rights, and Ukraine, the renewed dispute over Navalny's death threatens to further strain already fragile relations between Moscow and Western capitals.
Open The Magazine
[New] Without urgent action to stabilise and reduce GHG emissions, global heating will dramatically accelerate, making extreme weather events and unnatural disasters more intense and more likely, with grave human rights implications for billions of people and the critical ecosystems on which we all rely.
Pearls and Irritations
[New] The UK continues to stand with civil society and human rights defenders tirelessly to build a better future for Russia despite immense personal risk.
GOV.UK
[New] In Ireland, the top risks identified over the next two years were economic downturn, insufficient public services and societal protections, geoeconomic confrontation, talent and labour shortages, and inequality.
Climate Matters
[New] Rights advocates fear that would extend Russia's surveillance state and could be used to target critics of the Kremlin, President Vladimir Putin or the war in Ukraine.
NonStop Local Tri-Cities/Yakima
[New] Politicians worldwide are facing a surge in violence, threats and harassment.
ST
[New] Across the world, gender is central to authoritarian populists' efforts to generate public support, justify power expansion, and enact discriminatory actions that threaten everyone's rights and freedoms.
Kettering Foundation
[New] Countries that are not following democratic norms could use the U.S. example to further limit the rights of their citizens.
Harvard Gazette
[New] Respondents who envision continued democratic decline have less faith that over the coming decade major-power war will be avoided, global cooperation will expand, and minority rights around the world will be protected.
Atlantic Council
[New] An amnesty law that could secure the freedom of more prisoners is currently making its way through Venezuela's legislature.
Virginia's home for Public Media
[New] If used deliberately, AI could expand decision-making tasks currently arrogated to elite experts to a broader swath of workers, improving job quality and moderating inequality.
Fortune
[New] The number of people reported killed in Iran's protest crackdown has surged as rights groups continue to verify suspected fatalities, with one United Nations special rapporteur saying the total could be more than 20,000.
NCRI
[New] Ancient civilizations like China and India will become more self-confident and will project their own ideas on to concepts such as democracy, freedom and the rule of law.
Centre for European Reform
[New] House Republicans will continue fighting to protect the integrity of one of American citizens' most fundamental rights: the right to vote.
EIN Presswire
[New] Kenyans are already experiencing, or are imminently threatened with, violations of constitutional rights, including the rights to privacy, equality, dignity, freedom from discrimination and fair administrative action, as a result of unregulated AI deployment.
iAfrica.com
Last updated: 22 February 2026
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