The energy sector has been a site of international investment in Myanmar, but, with foreign investors jittery and blackouts escalating, it is also a site of resistance against the military coup. Robert Bociaga reports.
Amy Hall speaks to Global Assembly organizer Susan Nakyung Lee about the limits and potential of democracy and how a snapshot of the world’s population will take their message directly to COP26.
A one-party political system, mass disappearances and a total ban on non-state media – Alex Jackson of Amnesty explains how the anti-colonial promise of Eritrea turned into one of the largest producers of refugees worldwide.
Despite its modern and prosperous image, Chile’s repressive institutions have remained intact since the Pinochet dictatorship. Could change be on the horizon, asks Carole Concha Bell?
Yanghee Lee, a former UN human rights envoy to Myanmar, offers a warning from the past and outlines the practical steps the international community should take.