Documents can confirm a legal relationship with a state, but they cannot create or erase a person’s existence, history, ...

Women in community forest groups are transforming vulnerability into sustainable livelihoods by producing eco-friendly leaf plates, supporting environmental conservation, climate resilience, and local ...

On Trinidad's first Emancipation Day in 1834, Africans were no longer slaves, but they were not yet free. Their quiet ...

This interview was first published by UntoldMag on June 22, 2025. An edited version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. Walid El Houri (WH): You’ve spent more than ...

Without a legal identity, an individual is stripped of basic human rights, barred from formal education, blocked from ...

For Rohingya youth, their education is interrupted not because they lack determination, but because educational opportunities ...

While Assam’s government urged residents to utilize the Citizenship Amendment Act, widespread fears of undermining existing legal claims and forced migrant status led many families to avoid the ...

A year later, on February 21, 2024, in a speech to celebrate the 90th death anniversary of revolutionary Augusto Nicolás ...

Thousands of ethnic Vietnamese living in Cambodia continue to face discrimination, and many are considered stateless for lacking documents to prove their citizenship. Stateless individuals can face ...

After 80 million years of evolution, and one group of species still fights for survival. This time, though, the threat is ...

Marriage has become a migration route for Rohingya refugee girls, as brokers exploit families’ hopes of overseas grooms, ...

For transgender people in Russia, their identity is a risk. Isabelle started her transition in Russia but the anti-LGBTQ+ ...