Munir Nuseibah, director of Al-Quds University’s Community Action Center, explains how a scholarship helped him become a more effective human rights advocate—and inspired him to ensure other Palestinians have the same opportunity. (Published: January 4, 2019)

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Ensuring Legal Access for Palestinians

Intersex Human Rights Fund’s Ruth Baldacchino explains how, in the face of prejudice, discrimination, and abuse, intersex people are speaking up for themselves and defending their rights. (Published: November 30, 2018)

The Intersex Human Rights Fund’s Vital Work

Blair Glencorse, founder and executive director of Acountability Lab, explains how his organization is working to build a healthy civil society where powerful people are answerable to their communities. (Published: August 31, 2018)

Making Accountability Count

Sherrie Westin of the Sesame Workshop discusses a partnership with the International Rescue Committee, the MacArthur Foundation, and the Open Society Foundations to support early childhood development for Syrian refugee children. (Published: August 3, 2018)

An Early Investment in Syrian Refugee Children

Douglas Belchior, one of the founders of the antidiscrimination group UNEafro, explains why reform in Brazil is so needed—and offers a vision of a better Brazilian future. (Published: April 6, 2018)

A Brazil Where All Lives Are Respected

Maira Gabriel Anhorn discusses how the local development association Redes de Maré is helping the residents of Rio de Janeiro’s largest favela fight for their rights. (Published: December 1, 2017)

Putting Maré on the Map

For too long, intersex people have lived under the weight of social stigma and personal shame. Kimberly Zieselman, director of the advocacy group interACT, explains why that dynamic is finally coming to an end. (Published: November 3, 2017)

Intersex Children Don’t Need to Be “Fixed”

The Belarus Free Theatre has long been a monument to democracy and human rights—and the target of one of the world’s worst dictatorships. Cofounder Natalia Kaliada explains why, despite the persecution, the show goes on. (Published: October 23, 2017)

When Theater Is a Crime

Trans activists around the world are fighting for their rights, but a critical shortage of funding stands in their way. Broden Giambrone, director of International Trans Fund, explains how a new participatory initiative brings resources to grassroots activists for trans people’s rights. (Published: August 4, 2017)

A New and Better Model for Funding Trans Activists

Groundswell Fund’s Naa Hammond explains why reproductive justice is about more than just reproductive rights—it also means addressing race, class, sexuality, and identity. (Published: July 7, 2017)

How Reproductive Justice Serves as a Model for Progressive Organizing

After a decade-long campaign, Taiwan is on the verge of becoming the first place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. Jennifer Lu, research fellow at the Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association, discusses how her organization is leading the push to make marriage equality a reality in Taiwan. (Published: June 2, 2017)

Taiwan on the Brink of Marriage Equality

Dr. Carl Hart has spent his career studying the effects of drugs on the human brain. The science shows us that a fear-based approach to fighting addiction is misleading and often harmful. (Published: April 7, 2017)

Busting the Drug Addiction Myth

Big data is being used to make decisions about virtually every aspect of our lives, affecting people’s access to credit, housing, jobs, and more. Julia Angwin, a journalist at Pro Publica, discusses big data, how it can be tainted, and how seeking accountability can be an insurmountable task when the data is incorrect. (Published: January 6, 2017)

Life in a Quantified Society

Executions in Pakistan are surging, and an estimated 60 percent of death row inmates are innocent. Sarah Belal, founder and director of Justice Project Pakistan, talks about nontraditional forms of advocacy, and how educating the public on the realities of capital punishment can lead to lasting change. (Published: December 14, 2016)

Protecting Death Row’s Most Vulnerable in Pakistan

There’s a growing trend among countries to make it a crime to purchase sex work, but not to sell it, effectively criminalizing the client but not the sex worker. Kate McGrew, coordinator at Sex Workers Alliance Ireland, explains why that’s not the solution sex workers really need. (Published: November 9, 2016)

The Problem with Criminalizing Sex Workers’ Clients

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