Human Rights & Democracy Watch — September 24, 2026
Rising seas and the meaning of statehood, displacement after the Madegoua killings in Cameroon, U.S.–China diplomacy, and Canada’s latest UN commitments.
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Rising seas and the meaning of statehood, displacement after the Madegoua killings in Cameroon, U.S.–China diplomacy, and Canada’s latest UN commitments.
On the International Day of Sign Languages, a reflection on meaningful participation and a look at the 40th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Right to Development.
Nelson Mandela on diversity and division, and a look at why Africa’s share of global road deaths is so disproportionate to its share of registered vehicles.
António Guterres on “We the peoples,” and a look at equal voting in the UN General Assembly as the 81st session’s General Debate begins.
Amartya Sen on development as expanding real freedoms, and a look at the large rural–urban gap in access to safely managed drinking water in sub-Saharan Africa.
On the International Day of Peace, a reflection on everyday peacebuilding and a look at the UN General Assembly’s High-level Week and the global issues moving to centre stage.
The UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders on the right to develop and advocate new human-rights ideas, and why defending human dignity is not reserved for people with special titles.
September 20 Human Rights & Democracy Watch: civilian protection in Cameroon, ECOWAS human-rights justice, Russia–Ukraine, U.S. voting and press freedom, Canada’s diplomacy, UN High-level Week and peace.
Muhammad Ali on service to others, and a look at what lack of access to clean cooking means for hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa.
September 19 Human Rights & Democracy Watch: Cameroon security, femicide in South Africa, deaths in custody in Nigeria, Eritrea sanctions, U.S. immigration and press freedom, Canada–India relations, and UN High-level…