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  • Africa

    There’s a new fashion among African presidents bent on clinging to power: the constitutional coup. Military coups are no longer de rigueur, in part because the African Union has said it won’t recognize governments that come to power by means of such blatant tactics.

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    Africa’s Softer, Gentler Coups d’Etat

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    Anneke Van Woudenberg

    Deputy Director, Africa Division
    Published In: Foreign Policy
  • LGBT Rights

    With the slaughter of civilians in Syria still horribly unrestrained, it is easy to be discouraged about human rights. There is, of course, every reason for outrage about Syria, and about the international community's narrow focus on peace talks, unlikely as they are to succeed anytime soon, without any comparable effort to stop the killing of civilians while the fighting continues.

    Commentary

    Silver Lining: The Year 2013 in Human Rights

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  • Policy Paralysis

    A Call for Action on HIV/AIDS-Related Human Rights Abuses Against Women and Girls in Africa

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