Best of Dispatches: Top News Posts This Week

Remembering a women's rights hero; China's cross-border bullying; and a crucial moment for the DRC - these were among the most popular posts to Dispatches, our daily forum for breaking human rights news and commentary.

Dispatches: Remembering Masika, One of Congo's Heroes

Ida Sawyer
The Democratic Republic of Congo lost a hero last week. Rebecca Masika Katsuva, a women’s rights activist who dedicated her life to helping rape victims in eastern Congo, passed away unexpectedly on February 2...

Dispatches: Bangladesh Should Stand Up to China's Bullying

Sophie Richardson
The Chinese government is well known for covering up that which it does not want discussed...

Dispatches: Time Has Not Run Out in DR Congo

Ida Sawyer
The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing this week on “good governance” in central Africa, something this troubled region desperately lacks. The timing could not be more crucial....

Dispatches: Protesting Elections Is No Excuse for Lethal Force

Maria Burnett
Ugandans head to the polls February 18 amid a troubling increase in implied and explicitthreats against anyone who might intend to protest the outcome...

Dispatches: LGBT Rights Five Years After the Tunisian Uprising

Eric Goldstein
Are democratic revolutions in Arab Muslim countries good or bad for advancing the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people? There is only one case study to consider these days, and the verdict is still out...