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Defending religious freedom: why Article 18 matters
(6 minutes) Elliott Banks describes how a visit to Christian and Yazidi communities in the wake of Islamic State’s brutal 2014 invasion of the Nineveh Plains helped him understand why religious freedom should never be taken for granted.
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Creative co-existence, the only way forward
(15 minutes) We must defend not only our own freedom of expression but also that of those we disagree with, believes human rights campaigner Benedict Rogers.
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The right to education – but for who?
(6 minutes) Education must truly be open to all, argues Julia Wdowin, and not just a way for the favoured to maintain their privileges.
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Fighting for or against Africa?
(7 minute read) Joshua Nwachukwu highlights the need for cultural sensitivity in human rights advocacy.
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Nicaragua: one of the world’s most dangerous and ignored chemistry sets
(5 minute read) Maddy Fry examines the legacy of invasive outside experiments in Central America.
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When defending freedom becomes attacking freedom
(3 minute read) A proposed UK law designed to protect women from duress could end up denying freedom of expression, believes Zuzana Revayova.
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No rest for the dearly departed: religious freedom and crematoriums
(4 minute read) Qamar Rafiq discovers religious freedom has its limits beyond the grave.
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How governments control religion
(3 minute read) Brandon Reece Taylorian examines the subtle tool exercised by states to control faith groups.
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The essential right to be objectionable
(7 minute read) Edward Kendall urges an examination of conscience to establish whether we are really as open-minded as we like to think we are.
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Discovering feminism’s roots
(9 minute read) Jennifer E. Morel follows the trail of the feminist movement and is surprised to find herself journeying back to the ancient Greeks, the beginnings of Christianity and the Middle Ages.
