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Climate crisis: lawyers say legal toolbox for holding governments to account is growing

Rule of law: controversial new legislation boosts power of Pakistan’s military

Migration crisis: Attacks on Ethiopian refugees at Saudi border raise serious human rights concerns

Climate justice: critics call for tangible action after financing summit

Use of litigation to hold tech platforms accountable back under spotlight

Violence against women: viral video highlights targeting of women amid ethnic conflict in India

‘Sham’ election is latest attack on Cambodian democracy

Human rights: concerns in Uganda as OHCHR office closes and World Bank halts financing

Food security: Russia’s withdrawal from grain deal could push 100 million people into hunger

Gun control: Brazilian government confronts dismantling of firearms regulation

Ukraine: due process essential as international community turns attention to country’s recovery

Investment: trend for ‘de-risking’ hits venture capital in China

UNODC report shows significant increase in drug use as international responses diverge

Covid-19: UK pandemic inquiry set to be most expensive in history

Indigenous rights: Australian referendum offers opportunity to fulfil international human rights law

Law firm management: planned A&O and Shearman deal among largest sector has seen

Social media: AI makes it tougher to hold influencers to account

New UK–US pact puts data and AI regulation front and centre

War crimes: proponents of universal jurisdiction target multinational corporations

Migration crisis: EU agrees shared approach as death toll continues to rise

AI: US and EU policymakers move to regulate after industry rings alarm bells

Myanmar: Generals who orchestrated Rohingya atrocities cling to power

Climate crisis: global plastics treaty ambitious but possible by end of 2024

Gun control: mass shootings in Serbia prompt calls for further action

Singapore faces criticism for use of death penalty and allegations about prisoner treatment

Latin America fights femicide with legislation, but cultural change still needed

Momentum builds for legally binding treaty to ensure torture-free trade

Freedom of expression: Thai election promises to expand human rights

Former US President Donald Trump faces serious federal charges over classified documents

Sanctions: businesses prepare for latest twist in geopolitical saga between the West and China