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January 19, 2021 Commentary

EU: How Portugal can Help Roll Back Autocrats in the EU

Portugal Prime Minister Antonio Costa at a press conference at the Belem Cultural Center in Lisbon, Friday, January 15, 2021.
January 19, 2021 News Release

Lebanon: Dire Conditions for Syrian Refugees in Border Town

Two Winters Since Homes Dismantled, Many Refugees in Arsal Unprotected

Children play next to shelters in a Syrian refugee camp in Arsal, Lebanon. Around 15,000 Syrian refugees in Arsal are entering their second winter without adequate roofs and insulation since the 2019 directive ordered them to dismantle concrete shelters and rebuild the top portion with tarp and wood. November 2020.
January 18, 2021 Dispatches

Another Political Activist Jailed in Russia

Azat Miftakhov Sentenced to 6 Years on Controversial Hooliganism Charges

Mathematics and mechanics graduate student at Moscow State University Azat Miftakhov before the court session in Golovinsky district court. September 05, 2019. 
January 18, 2021 Dispatches

Russian Authorities Jail Poisoned Putin Critic

Alexei Navalny’s Arrest Arbitrary, Politically Motivated

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny takes part in a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2020.
January 18, 2021 Dispatches

Proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty Could Undermine Human Rights

Delegations Should Insist on Civil Society Inclusion and Respect for Rights

U.N. headquarters Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon)
January 18, 2021 News Release

Sri Lanka: Covid-19 Forced Cremation of Muslims Discriminatory

Baseless Public Health Claims Smokescreen for Persecuting Minority

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January 17, 2021 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during an event to honor some of those involved in China's fight against Covid-19 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, September 8, 2020.
January 17, 2021 News Release

Israel: Provide Vaccines to Occupied Palestinians

Over 4.5 Million in West Bank, Gaza Excluded From Vaccination Push

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in Ramat Gan, Israel on January 9, 2021.
January 16, 2021 Dispatches

UK Lags Behind Tackling Forced Labor in Xinjiang

New Measures to Address Abuses in Chinese Region Insufficient

People work amidst massive piles of cotton in China's Xinjiang province. 
January 15, 2021 Commentary

NY Attorney General Sues Police for Violence Against Protesters

Case Could Lead to a Greater Reckoning Over Police Abuses

Protester confronted by police line
January 15, 2021 Dispatches

European Court Accepts Case to Adjudicate Abuses in Crimea

Decision Recognizes Abuses in Crimea Are Attributable to Russia

January 15, 2021 Commentary

Another COVID risk – overuse of psychotropic drugs on seniors in care

January 15, 2021 Dispatches

Cameroon Court Denies Request to Release Opposition Leaders

Free Arbitrarily Arrested Opponents, Ensure Freedom of Assembly

Demonstrators stopped by gendarmes and police in Bafang, West Cameroon, on September 22, 2020.
January 15, 2021 Dispatches

Top US Officials Knew of Harm Caused by Separating Families

Bad Policy, Planning and Heartlessness of ‘Zero Tolerance’ at Border

People hold signs to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to detain children crossing the southern U.S. border and separating families outside of City Hall in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 7, 2018.
January 14, 2021 Statement

Venezuela: Attacks Against Freedom of Expression Must Cease Immediately

Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro holds a copy of the constitution during his annual address to the nation before lawmakers at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021.

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