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August 1, 2023 Dispatches

Anti-LGBT Rhetoric Undermines Rights in Lebanon

Online Harassment Against LGBT People Reported

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July 31, 2023 Dispatches

EU Should Ban Use of Hazardous Herbicide

EU Commission Pushes for Glyphosate’s Reapproval Despite Health Concerns

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July 31, 2023 Commentary

Referendum Threatens Democracy in Central African Republic

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July 31, 2023 News Release

Panama: Indigenous Community Needs Further Support to Relocate

Government Delays the Move Despite Sea Level Rise, Overcrowding

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July 30, 2023 Dispatches

EU Sanctions Congo, Rwanda Army Officers

To Address M23 Abuses, Sanctions on More Senior Officials Also Needed

Men stand by a mass grave where five men and boys were allegedly executed by the M23 armed group in November 2022 in Kishishe, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, April 5, 2023.
July 28, 2023 Dispatches

Russia Bans ‘TV Rain’ for Critical Reporting

Clampdown Shows Russians’ Need for Independent Broadcasting More than Ever

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July 28, 2023 Dispatches

Survivors Speak Out on Sexual Violence in West Darfur

UN, Donors Should Scale-Up Support in Sudan, Neighboring Chad

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July 28, 2023 Letter

Joint Letter Urging Biden Administration Not to Provide Military Aid to Egypt in Light of Ongoing Human Rights Violations

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July 28, 2023 Commentary

Vietnam’s Crackdown on Dissent

Twelve Vietnamese rights activists and bloggers currently detained for exercising their basic rights. Top row from left to right: Bui Tuan Lam, Le Manh Ha, Dinh Van Hai, Bui Van Thuan. Center row:  Pham Doan Trang, Trinh Ba Phuong, Nguyen Thi Tam, Truong Van Dung. Bottom row: Nguyen Lan Thang, Mai Phan Loi, Dang Dinh Bach, Tran Van Bang. 
July 28, 2023 Dispatches

One Year Since Death of Ukrainian POWs in Explosion

Olenivka Prison Incident Needs International Investigation

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July 27, 2023 News Release

Niger: Rights at Risk Since Military Coup

Military Authorities Should Ensure Respect for Fundamental Rights

Col. Maj. Amadou Abdramane, front center, with a delegation of military officers, appear on Niger State TV to announce their coup on July 26, 2023, in Niamey, Niger.
July 27, 2023 Commentary

Israel Settlers Rampage in Palestinian-Americans’ West Bank Hometown

A man walks near a mural depicting slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, on Israel's controversial separation barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem
July 27, 2023 News Release

Turkey: Istanbul Police Mistreatment of Peaceful Protesters

Lawyers Denied Access to Clients and Abused

Istanbul police surround and detain activists handing out leaflets announcing a July 20 commemoration of the Suruç bombing eight years earlier in which 33 young socialist activists died, in Kadıköy, Istanbul, July 17, 2023
July 27, 2023 UPR

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of China

45th Session of the UN Universal Periodic Review

July 27, 2023 Letter

Joint Open Letter: Strengthen Gaps in Amendments to South Sudan’s Abusive National Security Service Act 

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