In these eleven stories of Not Enough Impact, we celebrate the gains the movement has made in the last year, and the brave people that have helped make them possible.
More importantly, we take the opportunity to reflect on what is still to be done, and the people who persist in the face of injustice.
We fought to end the death penalty in many countries
But thousands of people languish on death row around the world.
We helped to convince 16 countries to better protect environmental defenders
But many still face intimidation, violence and even death because of their work
We campaigned to pass laws protecting LGBTIQ rights
But laws aren’t always enforced and anti-LGBTIQ stigma and abuse persists
We supported more refugees than ever before through community sponsorship
But governments continue to demonise, punish and reject asylum seekers
We revealed the scale of abuse targeted at women online
But social media platforms are still failing to properly prevent or address it
We fought against harmful austerity measures in Spain – and won
But cuts to public services around the world continue to harm the most vulnerable
We took the UK to court to halt illegal surveillance
But governments around the world still use technology to target critics
Almost 7 million of us took action for human rights everywhere
But we need to do more to ensure that our movement includes everyone
We helped advance accountability for Myanmar’s military
But older people are still ignored amid the country’s conflicts and mass displacement
We helped to reverse the decision to pardon Peru’s former President
But many perpetrators of state-sanctioned violence still evade justice and accountability
We helped stop Google from using its search engine to enable censorship and surveillance in China
But big tech must still accept the responsibility it has to stop censorship
We fought to end the death penalty in many countries
But thousands of people languish on death row around the world.
We helped to convince 16 countries to better protect environmental defenders
But many still face intimidation, violence and even death because of their work
We campaigned to pass laws protecting LGBTIQ rights
But laws aren’t always enforced and anti-LGBTIQ stigma and abuse persists
We supported more refugees than ever before through community sponsorship
But governments continue to demonise, punish and reject asylum seekers
We revealed the scale of abuse targeted at women online
But social media platforms are still failing to properly prevent or address it
We fought against harmful austerity measures in Spain – and won
But cuts to public services around the world continue to harm the most vulnerable
We took the UK to court to halt illegal surveillance
But governments around the world still use technology to target critics
Almost 7 million of us took action for human rights everywhere
But we need to do more to ensure that our movement includes everyone
We helped advance accountability for Myanmar’s military
But older people are still ignored amid the country’s conflicts and mass displacement
We helped to reverse the decision to pardon Peru’s former President
But many perpetrators of state-sanctioned violence still evade justice and accountability
We helped stop Google from using its search engine to enable censorship and surveillance in China
But big tech must still accept the responsibility it has to stop censorship