by Rafiullah Nikzad | 1 May 2024 | Afghanistan, Asia, Decoder Replay, Human Rights, Journalism
May 3 will mark World Press Freedom Day, reminding us that despite the important work journalists do, in many places it is difficult for them to do that job. Afghan cameramen cover a protest against U.S. President Joe Biden in Kabul, Afghanistan, 15 February 2022. (AP...
by Paul Spencer Sochaczewski | 17 Apr 2024 | Decoder Replay, Environment, Europe, Human Rights
Threats to nature persist despite global efforts to save our planet. But do we have an inalienable right to a habitable planet? People demonstrate outside the European Court of Human Rights, 9 April 2024 in Strasbourg, France. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)...
by Alfonso Silva-Santisteban | 7 Dec 2023 | Americas, History, Human Rights, Politics
Peru has had six presidents in five years. The one constant? A government that reacts with force when people call for change. A man beaten by police during the protests against the government of Dina Boluarte in Lima on 4 February 2023. Credit: Alfonso...
by Martin Langfield | 14 Jul 2023 | Americas, Decoders, History, Human Rights
How can a nation whose history is steeped in war and repression break free of violence? Salvadoran Army soldiers patrol in the La Campanera neighborhood in Soyapango, El Salvador, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. In March 2022, El Salvador suspended some constitutional rights...
by Sabria Streett | 24 May 2023 | Contest winners, Human Rights, Student Posts, Tatnall School, Youth Voices
When you take a close look at the global problem of human trafficking, it turns out to be a lot closer to home than you might expect. Photo illustration: News Decoder This article, by high school student Sabria Streett, was produced out of News Decoder’s school...