The historic victory of 26th April, when Abelino Chub Caal was acquitted of all the malicious charges brought against him, has highlighted the ongoing struggle for indigenous rights in Guatemala.

Transnational corporations are growing in power. All over the world, this is often affecting the ability of citizens and governments to protect human rights.

Migrants, particularly women, are often caught in a web of arbitrarily implemented laws that leave them insecure and vulnerable to exploitation.

The Rainbow Activist Alliance is challenging the South African authorities stop the culture of impunity and violence.

Residents in in Chikware and Mapombere villages in Zimbabwe were threatened with a 72 hours eviction notice by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority. Due to rapid intervention this

Human rights are hard won and easily lost. This is a collection of stories of those who defend human rights around the world.

This is the story of the Acholi people of Apaa, Uganda. They have routinely been displaced from their land and this is the story of their struggle for a land to call home.

Sometimes, conservation can be used as a cover for landgrabbing. This story, of the Mbulia Group Ranch in Kenya, is an example of how this can happen.

When activists in Zambia realised the country was buying 42 fire trucks for $42 million, and found they could be bought for a quarter of the price, they knew they had to act. This is their story.