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April 17, 2026 Statement

France: Denial of Entry to Palestinian Activist Blocks Advocacy

Support Civil Society; End Unnecessary Restrictions

Activists hang a poster outside a Palestinian civil society organization

April 17, 2026 Dispatches

Belarus Escalates Punitive Use of ‘Extremism’ Legislation

Rights Groups, Independent University Targeted

European Humanities University, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2019.

April 17, 2026 News Release

France: Denial of Entry to Palestinian Activist Blocks Advocacy

Support Civil Society; End Unnecessary Restrictions

April 17, 2026 News Release

India: Proposed Rules to Expand Online Censorship

Withdraw Draft IT Guidelines; Roll back New Amendments Targeting Speech

April 16, 2026 News Release

Lebanon: Israeli Bridge Attack a Potential War Crime

Destruction of Final Litani Bridge Leaves Tens of Thousands at Risk

People cross on foot through a crater following an Israeli airstrike that destroyed the Qasmieh Bridge near the coastal city of Tyre, south Lebanon, April 16, 2026.

April 16, 2026 News Release

Maldives: Withdraw Proposed Death Penalty Bill

Proposed Law Could Result in Imminent Executions

Maldives' President Mohamed Muizzuat at a polling station in Malé, April 4, 2026.

April 16, 2026 News Release

Appeal for AU Action in Zambia Lead Poisoning Case

Accountability Needed for Decades-Long Violations of Children’s Rights

April 15, 2026 Report

China: Pressure on Catholics Escalates

Vatican Agreement with Beijing on Bishops Facilitates Crackdown

The Xishiku Catholic Church, in Beijing, China, May 9, 2025.

April 14, 2026 News Release

Singapore: Halt Imminent Execution for Cannabis Trafficking

Presidential Clemency Would Avoid Cruel, Irreversible Punishment

A picture of Omar smiling holding his daughter Amal

April 14, 2026 Dispatches

Gig Workers in France Need Protection as Regulations Take Shape

Long Hours, Low Pay Plague Workers in EU and Beyond

Uber Eats delivery drivers protested following the mass deletion of hundreds of accounts in Paris, France, on October, 1, 2022.

April 14, 2026 News Release

DR Congo: Aid, Movements Hindered in South Kivu Highlands

All Warring Parties Threaten Assistance, Protection for Civilians

The Hauts Plateaux taken from the village of Namesha in Fizi Territory, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 2026.

April 14, 2026 News Release

Sudan: World Leaders Need to Act on Ongoing Atrocities

At Berlin Conference Marking Third Year, Protect Civilians, Hold Abusers to Account

People pass through a destroyed section of Omdurman, Sudan on May 25, 2025.

April 13, 2026 Report

Iran: Israel’s Oil Depot Strikes Endanger Environment, Health

Foreseeable Harm Caused by March 7 Attacks Likely War Crimes

Flames and smoke rise from an oil storage facility following Israeli airstrikes in Tehran, Iran, March 7, 2026.

April 13, 2026 Report

Hungary: New Government Needs to Restore Rule of Law

Suspend Sovereignty Protection Office; End Rule by Decree; Restore Assembly Rights

Tisza supporters celebrate after Peter Magyar's victory speech in Budapest, Hungary, April 12, 2026.

April 13, 2026 Dispatches

Kazakhstan Jails Activists for Peaceful Xinjiang Protest

Convictions Serve Beijing’s Transnational Repression

Special police forces in a Kazakh court on the day of the sentencing of 19 people accused of "inciting ethnic hatred." Taldykorgan, April 13, 2026.

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