About the Journal

Human Rights in the Global South (HRGS) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to exploring contemporary human rights issues arising in the Southern Hemisphere, published by the Indonesian Consortium of Human Rights Lecturers or Serikat Pengajar Hak Asasi Manusia Indonesia (SEPAHAM Indonesia). By fostering a robust global conversation on these critical issues, HRGS seeks to become a leading forum of interdisciplinary research for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to share knowledge and perspectives on the relationship between human rights and development in the Global South.

The term 'Global South' offers a critical and underrepresented viewpoint despite the dominance of the Global North in shaping qualitative knowledge. This term captures the power imbalances that have shaped the experiences of developing countries, which have historically been impacted by colonialism, enslavement, and dispossession. The Global South is not simply a geographical designation, but rather a complex web of power dynamics that have influenced the trajectory of human rights development.

The tension between universal principles and local identities has been the remaining debate in many Global South countries, while they have also initially adopted Western approaches to human rights. As a result, a growing trend towards developing unique understandings of human rights in the southern hemisphere is rooted in diverse political, social, and cultural contexts. As they navigate the challenges of emerging economies and societal divisions, their human rights developments offer valuable perspectives. By amplifying the voices and experiences of Southern countries, this journal provides a critical cross-border analysis of human rights and development from a Global South perspective and addresses a significant gap in the existing conversation.

As an open-access journal, HRGS makes all its content freely available to anyone, anywhere, without any subscription or access fees. Readers are free to access, download, share, print, and distribute the full text of articles, without needing permission from the publisher or authors. Furthermore, the journal's commitment to open access has been recognised by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). This inclusion asserts that this journal meets the rigorous standards for peer-reviewed, open-access publishing. This ensures that the journal's content is widely accessible and can be shared freely, promoting the dissemination of knowledge and advancing the global conversation on human rights.