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January 22, 2021 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in Ramat Gan, Israel on January 9, 2021.
January 22, 2021 Dispatches

Russian Activist Spends Two Years Under House Arrest

Authorities Use Politically Motivated Criminal Prosecutions to Silence Opponents

Anastasiya Shevchenko. 
January 22, 2021 Dispatches

How to Help US Families Hit Hardest by Covid-19

Biden’s Proposed Child Tax Credit Would Help Millions, But Has Limits

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January 22, 2021 Dispatches

Deadly Darfur Attack Just Days After Last Peacekeepers Leave

Sudan’s Government Still Failing to Protect Darfuri Civilians

United Nations Mission in Darfur peacekeepers stand guard in Shagra village, North Darfur, October 18, 2012. © 2012 Reuters
January 22, 2021 Dispatches

Sri Lanka Seeks Diversion, Not Justice, Over Wartime Abuses

Announced Domestic Inquiry Seeks to Deflect UN Human Rights Council

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, center, sings the national anthem during an event to mark the anniversary of country's independence from British colonial rule in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
January 22, 2021 News Release

Vietnam: Crackdown Ahead of Party Congress

Dissidents Sent to Prison Amid Preparations for Key Political Event

Photo released by the Vietnam News Agency on January 5, 2021 shows Vietnamese bloggers Pham Chi Dung (right), Nguyen Tuong Thuy (front left), and Le Huu Minh Tuan (back left) during their trial in Ho Chi Minh city.
January 22, 2021 Dispatches

Where’s the Accountability for the Beirut Blast?

Nearly Six Months Later, Victims Still Await Answers

Aftermath of the explosion in Beirut’s port that devastated the city, killing more than 200 people, injuring more than 6,000, and leaving 300,000 people without shelter.
January 22, 2021 Dispatches

Ukraine Police Break up Peaceful Protest Against Far-Right Violence

13 Protesters Detained, Face Fines

Police detain protesters at a protest against impunity for far-right violence, Kyiv, Ukraine, January 19, 2021.
January 22, 2021 News Release

Russia: Crackdown Ahead of Pro-Navalny Protests

Detention, Intimidation Violate Rights and Abuse Covid-19 Measures

Police officers detaining Alexei Navalny's supporter at Vnukovo airport, Moscow, on January 17, 2021. © 2021 Emin Dzhafarov/Kommersant/Sipa via AP Images
January 22, 2021 News Release

Denmark/Bahrain: Free Imprisoned Rights Defender

118 Groups Appeal to King to Commute Sentences

Bahraini anti-government protesters raise signs with images of jailed human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja Friday, April 6, 2012, in Jidhafs, Bahrain.
January 21, 2021 Report

China: Tibetan Monk Dies from Beating in Custody

6 Others, Including Boy, Get Up to 5 Years for Distributing Leaflets, Video

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January 21, 2021 News Release

UN: Eastern Caribbean States Called Out Over Anti-LGBT Bias

Human Rights Review of St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.
January 21, 2021 News Release

Malaysia: Urgently Revise Emergency Ordinance

Immunity, Police Powers for Military Raise Risk of Abuse

Perdana Menteri Malaysia Muhyiddin Yassin berbicara dalam sebuah konferensi pers setelah pertemuan kabinet pertama di kantor perdana menteri di Putrajaya, Malaysia, 11 Maret 2020.
January 21, 2021 Letter

Joint Statement: Iran should base COVID-19 vaccine decisions on science

Paramedics work in a laboratory that tests samples taken from patients suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus, in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Iran, March, 10, 2020.
January 21, 2021 UPR

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