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Invisible Humans: How Digital Labour Is Testing Modern Human Rights

Invisible Humans: How Digital Labour Is Testing Modern Human Rights

Digital services are instantaneous: a ride comes to a place, a video is censored, a package route is updated in real time. But behind this convenience, there is a large army of workers who do

Corporate Human Rights Performance in 2025: A New Index Tracks 50+ Companies

Corporate Human Rights Performance in 2025: A New Index Tracks 50+ Companies

Corporate human rights performance is under sharper scrutiny in 2025 as investors, regulators, and civil society push companies to prove that policies translate into real-world outcomes. The move is further incited by a new index

Human Rights and Asylum Policy Debate in the UK: ECHR Changes Spark Controversy

Human Rights and Asylum Policy Debate in the UK: ECHR Changes Spark Controversy

The issue of human rights and asylum in the UK has become hot with a suggestion to alter the role of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in making decisions within the country, drawing

Corporate capture of policy: When big tech, energy, and defence lobbies blunt or reshape human rights safeguards in new laws

Corporate capture of policy: When big tech, energy, and defence lobbies blunt or reshape human rights safeguards in new laws

In 2025, concerns about corporate capture of policy are intensifying as big tech, energy, and defence companies expand their lobbying power. Governments are introducing new laws on data protection, climate transition, supply chains, and security,

Gender Inequality 2.0: From Unpaid Care Work to Digital Abuse, Why Women’s Rights Stories Never Really Age Out

Gender Inequality 2.0: From Unpaid Care Work to Digital Abuse, Why Women’s Rights Stories Never Really Age Out

Gender inequality 2.0 shows how old patterns of discrimination are evolving instead of disappearing. From unpaid care work at home to digital abuse online, women and girls continue to shoulder invisible burdens and new forms

Digital Authoritarianism 2.0: How Spyware and AI Surveillance Are Quietly Rewriting Human Rights Law

Digital Authoritarianism 2.0: How Spyware and AI Surveillance Are Quietly Rewriting Human Rights Law

In a world increasingly driven by technology, digital authoritarianism is becoming one of the biggest threats to global freedom and privacy. Governments and state-backed actors are exploiting AI-based surveillance tools and spyware technologies to monitor

From Hashtag to Courtroom: Do Online Human Rights Campaigns Actually Change Legal Outcomes Anymore?

From Hashtag to Courtroom: Do Online Human Rights Campaigns Actually Change Legal Outcomes Anymore?

Online human rights campaigns once seemed unstoppable. Viral hashtags might make cases on front pages, pressure governments and may even aid in getting releases or new investigations. Today, the relationship between hashtag activism and real

Child Labor Still Affects 138M Kids Worldwide — Even With Progress

Child Labor Still Affects 138M Kids Worldwide — Even With Progress

Child labor remains a global crisis, affecting an estimated 138 million children worldwide, despite notable progress over the past two decades. A lot of children continue to be subjected to severe labor, lack education and

From ESG to Real Remedy: Can Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Protect Workers?

From ESG to Real Remedy: Can Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Protect Workers?

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) promises have filled annual reports for years, yet many workers in global supply chains still face low wages, unsafe conditions, and abuse. Voluntary commitments have rarely translated into real remedy

Human Rights vs the Beautiful Game: Why 2026 Hosts Are Under Fire

Human Rights vs the Beautiful Game: Why 2026 Hosts Are Under Fire

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, which is to be held in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, is attracting a lot of attention and alongside this, a human rights debate is intensifying. Still poles apart in