Daily Briefs

Eleanor Roosevelt on where human rights begin, and a look at what ‘safely managed drinking water’ actually means in ordinary life.

Nelson Mandela on freedom and respect for the freedom of others, and a look at the scale and everyday reality of violence against women.

Natalia Kanem on maternal health as a right, and a look at why sub-Saharan Africa still bears a disproportionate share of the world’s maternal deaths.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The disability-rights principle “Nothing about us without us,” and a look at the everyday barriers facing millions of children with disabilities in Eastern and Southern Africa.

Graça Machel on our responsibility toward children affected by conflict, and a look at the surprising relationship between rising literacy rates and the number of adults still unable to read…

Maryam Bukar Hassan on choosing peace again and again, and a look at how little of Africa’s population is covered by formal social-protection benefits.