Society
Law
How do national and international laws impact different members of society? From Brazil to Angola, this section covers the laws threatening fundamental freedoms and civil rights.
At New Internationalist, we cover the activist movements fighting to change oppressive laws and highlight landmark cases setting precedents for social and environmental justice.
Government intrusion and the loss of human rights
14 years of fighting the ‘war on terror’ has left us all less secure, says Amit Singh.
Gay rights group secures legal victory in Kenya
But the court’s decision has angered opponents to LGBT rights, as Moses Wasamu reports.
Argument: Should prostitution be legalized?
Human rights lawyer Dianne Post and writer and filmmaker Bishakha Datta go head-to-head.
Rwanda’s Gacaca courts: a mixed legacy
The community courts set up to bring justice after the Rwandan genocide close this month. But how will they be remembered? Jean Kayigamba reports.
