Brazil court orders Indigenous land recognition
Brazil court orders recognition of Indigenous land and apology for historic atrocities. July 29, 2026 Shanna Hanbury Kajkwakratxi-Tapayuna leader Yaiku Suya at an April 2026 public hearing. Image courtesy of Larissa Silva/Rede Juruena Vivo. A federal judge in Brazil has given the country’s government 24 months to recognize the traditional territory of the Kajkwakratxi-Tapayuna Indigenous people in the northwestern state of Mato Grosso. The court accepted evidence from federal
Mongabay
Aug 4
When the Deadline Looms in the Gambia
In January 2017, the streets of Banjul, the tiny capital of The Gambia, fell silent. Shops shuttered. Families packed bags. Tens of thousands of people streamed across the border into Senegal – not because war had broken out, but because a deadline was approaching.
Anti-LGBTQ+ laws are on the rise across west Africa
Activists in the region say politicians regard LGBTQ+ people as ‘the easiest scapegoats to maintain their power’.
The Guardian
Aug 2
Liberia’s kush crisis: The hidden trade
As kush spreads across Liberia, families face the fallout while traffickers remain largely out of reach.
Al Jazeera
Aug 1
State Repression of Civil Society in Pakistan
State Repression of Civil Society and Protest Rights in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir July 2026 By Juliana Girotto Student activists protest in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, on Wednesday after unrest during the first phase of voting for the local legislature in the part of Kashmir it administers. Farooq Naeem / AFP via Getty Images Since early June 2026, authorities in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) have carried out an escalating crackdown on protest movements
Genocide Watch
Jul 31
Peru's new President vows military-led crackdown on crime
Peru's newly inaugurated President Fujimori vows military-led crackdown on crime. Peru's newly inaugurated President Keiko Fujimori - the ninth in just a decade - pledged to deploy the armed forces to crime-ridden areas and adopt a hardline security strategy as Peru grapples with its worst wave of gang violence, extortion and illegal mining in decades. July 28, 2026 By FRANCE 24 Peru's President Keiko Fujimori speaking after taking the oath of office. Photo: AFP. Peru's conse
