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June 25, 2024 Dispatches

Mali’s Junta Renews Assault on Political Opposition

Release, Drop Charges Against 11 People Wrongfully Arrested

The leader of Mali's junta, Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, center, in Bamako, Mali, September 22, 2022.
June 24, 2024 Dispatches

UN Meeting Blocks Afghan Women from Agenda, Participation

Doha 3’ Meeting Won’t Address Taliban’s Systemic Abuses of Women’s Rights

UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, February 26, 2024.
June 24, 2024 Dispatches

Respecting Rights in the Response to Militant Attacks in Dagestan

20 Dead, Dozens Wounded in Horrific Attacks

The aftermath of an armed militant attack in Makhachkala, Dagestan, in southern Russia, on June 23, 2024.
June 24, 2024 Commentary

No Accountability for Saudi Crimes as US Mulls New Defense Pact

June 24, 2024 Dispatches

Two Years of Outrage: US Abortion Restrictions since Dobbs

State Bans Violate Rights of Millions to Privacy, Health, Nondiscrimination

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June 24, 2024 Commentary

EU should shift gears in the face of atrocities in Sudan

A destroyed medical storage facility in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur province, Sudan, May 2, 2023.
June 23, 2024 Dispatches

Education Still Vulnerable to Attack in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

Sign Safe Schools Declaration; Ensure Rights of Children to Safe Education

A burnt-out kindergarten in the Kyrgyz village of Ak-Sai. The village saw widespread looting and destruction while briefly under the control of Tajik forces on September 16, 2022.
June 22, 2024 Dispatches

New Mass Media Law Threatens Freedom of Speech, Information in Kazakhstan

Regulations Will Further Restrict Media Freedom

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June 21, 2024 Statement

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Delivered by Steve Goose, Arms Campaigns Director

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June 21, 2024 Dispatches

How Employers Can Help End Domestic Violence

Fifth Anniversary of ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment

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June 21, 2024 Commentary

Women’s Autonomy Is Foundational to Queer Justice

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June 21, 2024 Commentary

Beware of Vietnam’s New Authoritarian President

To Lam’s rise to power is indicative of the Vietnam government’s worsening repression and utter hostility to basic civil and political rights

To Lam swears in as the president of Vietnam at the National Assembly in Hanoi, May 22, 2024.
June 21, 2024 Statement

Human Rights Watch Briefing Note on Human Rights in Sri Lanka

June 21, 2024 Commentary

Africa: Pre-Primary Education for Children Benefits Everyone

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June 21, 2024 Dispatches

Increased Attacks on Education During War

New Report Highlights Need to Protect Schools

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