104 | June 2025

Landmark Border Rulings. Green Energy Colonialism. Annual Report.

Newsletter
2025

So far, 2025 has brought serious challenges to democratic norms and institutions, even in nations that outwardly uphold the rule of law. From the “shock and awe” authoritarianism modeled by US President Donald Trump to some EU states’ troubling defiance of the International Criminal Court, the global democratic landscape has been tested. Meanwhile, the Israeli government’s blatant declaration of its intention to effectively expel the entire population from the Gaza Strip has prompted widespread outrage. In our 2024 Annual Report, we map both the visible and the less conspicuous currents of authoritarianism and show ways to counter them.

Yet, at this moment, we also see our legal interventions gaining increasing support by those committed to justice – as shown by two major rulings that protect the rights of people on the move. Our struggle for justice calls for vigilance and solidarity – against the emboldening of far-right forces, but also against their efforts to warp political perception.