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August 5, 2021 News Release

South Sudan: African Union Disappoints on Justice

Rights Groups Urge AU to Deliver on Commitments for Accountability

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August 5, 2021 News Release

Uzbekistan: Forced Anal Testing in Homosexuality Prosecutions

President Should Immediately Prohibit Torturous Exams

Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev speaking in Qingdao, China on June 9, 2018. © 2018 AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko.”
August 5, 2021 Interview

Interview: Why Now is the Time to Support Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

Fragile Gains Made Since 2001 Should Be Expanded, Protected

Delegates attend the last day of the Afghan Loya Jirga meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 3, 2019.
August 5, 2021 News Release

Afghanistan: Justice System Failing Women

Taliban Gains Further Risk Crucial Legal Protections

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August 5, 2021 Letter

Letter to AU Commission Chairperson on South Sudan from Civil Society Organizations

June 9, 2021

August 4, 2021 Commentary

Six Months After Coup, the World has Failed the People of Myanmar

Brave activists in Myanmar are still resisting the coup -- at great cost. An international campaign to ban arms sales and target gas sales could help.

Anti-coup protesters hold a banner that reads "What are these? We are Yangon residents!" as they march during a demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar on Tuesday April 27, 2021.
August 4, 2021 Dispatches

Indian Girl’s Alleged Rape and Murder Sparks Protests

Authorities Should Address Sexual Violence, Ensure Justice

Activists hold a candlelight march protesting the alleged rape and murder of a 9-year-old Dalit girl in New Delhi, India on August 4, 2021. 
August 4, 2021 Commentary

A Political Circus

Commuters walk past an advertisement showing images of several former Mexican presidents, calling for citizens to participate in a referendum on whether ex-presidents should be tried for their alleged crimes during their time in office, in Mexico City, Saturday, July 31, 2021.
August 4, 2021 Commentary

"Clean the Streets of Faggots"

Digital Targeting of LGBT People by Middle East/North Africa Governments

Sarah Hegazy, Egyptian LGBTQ activist, photographed by a friend who wished to remain anonymous, at a Mashrou’ Leila concert in Cairo in 2017 © 2020 anonymous.
August 4, 2021 Commentary

Carmel Budiardjo: A Lifetime Campaigning for Everyone in Indonesia

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August 3, 2021 Dispatches

Indonesia Army Chief to Terminate Unscientific ‘Virginity Test’

Female Recruits Subjected to Abusive, Discriminatory Practice for Decades

Female national army officers and police officers escort hundreds of women who packed the area in front of the State Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 8, 2020, in commemoration of International Women's Day.
August 3, 2021 News Release

Afghanistan: Advancing Taliban Execute Detainees

Police, Civil Servants Detained Incommunicado in Ghazni, Malistan, Kandahar

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August 3, 2021 Letter

Open Letter on the Recommendation by Liberia’s Senate to Establish a Transitional Justice Commission

August 3, 2021 Statement

Social Media Harassment of Iran Researchers, Activists

August 3, 2021 Commentary

International Pressure can Help Stop Abuses in Nicaragua and Allow a Fair Election

A wave of arrests of President Daniel Ortega’s critics threatens Nicaragua’s democracy

In this Sept. 5, 2018 file photo, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua.

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