It was a tough job to get the Marco Civil da Internet approved. But it seems the work is far from done.

Although the rise of the middle classes in Colombia responds to the same factors as in the rest of Latin  America, social unrest here has a particularly multiclass character. Español

Journalism has always been a risky endeavour. According to the World Press Freedom Index 2016, there has been a sharp decline in press freedom worldwide, especially in the Americas. Português Español

Belén's troubling abortion case in Tucumán, Argentina, demonstrates how institutions meant to care for and protect us instead regularly violate our rights—including the right to health, confidentiality, and due process. Español

Ballot boxes before a culture of toleration for diversity of beliefs takes root in the minds of people can make things worse. Secularization and freedom of religion are a precondition of democracy.

Somewhere between childhood and early middle age, Britain's Channel 4 lost sight of the importance of giving its indie producers free rein. Today's leaders could learn a lot from the legacy of the channel's founder, Jeremy Isaacs. 

Violence and repression are becoming more severe, and are symptomatic of the failure of Arab leaders to build a hegemonic vision they can use to control the citizenry. 

The Summit represented a big opportunity to end the "war on drugs",  but defenders of the status quo were able to abort aspirations of an effective transformation of the field. Español

While spontaneous movements such as Occupy Wall Street may have been too autonomous for their own good, leaving more freedom up to local groups has its benefits for cause-based organizations.

Millions of dollars that could address socio-economic disparities are lost through illicit financial flows, but budget analysis could help. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on economic and social rights.

The UK home secretary’s announcement of a new anti-trafficking helpline distracts from that government policies that prevent the effective identification and support of ‘trafficked’ persons.

A conversation about university education today that rearranges some of the deckchairs on the Titanic.

It is important not to surrender to fear by seeing all manifestations of Islam, including the conservative ones, as an indicator of terrorism.

Dispelling some prime nonsense from the campaign to leave the EU.