Best of Dispatches: Top News Posts This Week

Reporting the facts in Ukraine; authorities in Kiev keep mum; and the cost of getting pregnant in Sudan - these were among the most popular posts to Dispatches, our daily forum for breaking human rights news and commentary. You can find all our Dispatches here.

Dispatches: Truth a Casualty in Ukraine Conflict

Anna Neistat
In every conflict, information becomes part of warfare, and Ukraine is no exception. Each side creates its own narrative and comes up with casualty figures which at times have little to do with reality...

Dispatches: A Damning Silence From Kiev

Anna Neistat
Did I miss something? Authorities in Ukraine, a country seeking closer association with the European Union and swearing allegiance to human rights and democratic values, arrested a man...

Dispatches: Sudanese Judge Sentences Pregnant Woman to Death and Whipping

Jehanne Henry
Today, a judge in Khartoum sentenced a pregnant 27 year old, Mariam Yahya Ibrahim, to death for the crime of “apostasy,” and to 100 lashings for “adultery.”...

Dispatches: Russia's Take on Ukraine Abuses

Rachel Denber
Yesterday Russia’s ambassador to the UN asked the UN to issue as a UN document the Russian Foreign Ministry’s “White Book” of allegations of human rights violations committed by the Ukrainian government, which it published last week...

Dispatches: A Victory for Colombia's Sexual Violence Victims

Amanda Klasing
Last week, Colombia’s senate passed an important bill that is a major step in aiding and protecting sexual violence survivors – especially those who are raped or assaulted by guerillas, paramilitaries, Colombian forces, or others in the context of the country’s decades-long conflict...