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February 20, 2026 Dispatches

Abuses in Cameroon After US Deports Third-Country Nationals

US and Cameroon Partner in Rights Violations; Cameroon Not Safe for Deportees

Cars drive through an intersection near a monument in Yaoundé, Cameroon, September12, 2025.
February 20, 2026 Dispatches

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UN Report Documents Recruitment Tactics, Exploitation, and Failures in Protection

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February 20, 2026 Dispatches

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Tightened Control over Youth, Information; Widespread Forced Labor

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during the ruling Workers’ Party Congress in Pyongyang, February 19, 2026.
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Olympic Ban Raises Thorny Free Speech Issues

Ukrainian Athlete’s Disqualification Spotlights Prohibition on Political Statements

Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych wearing a helmet honoring Ukrainian athletes killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine during skeleton training at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Italy, February 9, 2026.
February 19, 2026 Dispatches

Six Years of Denied Justice in Hanau

German Government Fails to Address Systemic Racism

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Attacks on UN Expert on Crimes Against Palestinians

Foreign Minister Responded to Doctored Video

February 19, 2026 Letter

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February 19, 2026 Dispatches

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Shrinking Reproductive Options, Growing Pressure, Disinformation

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February 18, 2026 Letter

Public Comment Opposing Proposed Funding Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Care for Youth Receiving Medicaid and CHIP

February 18, 2026 Letter

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