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Editorial

Inclusion beats poverty

Why poverty and disability are mutually reinforcing and what inclusion can do about the matter

Indonesia

Unbounded spirit

The story of Ratna Indraswari Ibrahim – a prolific writer, feminist and activist bound to a wheelchair

Migration

Touchy issue

Migrants are becoming more vocal in demanding human rights, but progress remains slow

Civil society

Cooperation, not ­instrumentalisation

Support for civil society in developing countries is not a trivial matter

Human rights

The road to mass starvation

In South Sudan, many people are still internally displaced – the recent peace treaty is a sham

Comment

Fortress Europe

Samir Abi: The EU’s policies on asylum and migration reconfirm Africans’ perception of “Fortress Europe”

Civil society

Protective encryption

Ways to protect online activists’ free speech from government repression

Gender

Women’s shadow councils in Palestine

Women’s shadow councils lend support to Palestinian councilwomen

Faith-based activism

Essential matters

Why human rights depend on civil-society activism and what role the churches can play

Interview

“We need advocates from the West”

A Kenyan faith leader explains why homophobia is not God's wish

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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.