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May 22, 2026 Dispatches

Mental Health Is Another Unfortunate ICE Casualty

Proposed Funding Lacks Crucial Oversight, Reforms

U.S. Representative Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (center) speaks in opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) funding in the Republican reconciliation plan, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 20, 2026.

May 21, 2026 Dispatches

Milestone UN Reports Advocate Moving Beyond GDP

New Indicators and Roadmap Suggest Incorporating Human Rights into Economic Metrics

A family collects water lilies from Boeung Tamok lake to sell at the market, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, January 14, 2025.

May 20, 2026 Dispatches

Detainee’s Death in Armenia Raises Serious Questions

Ensure Effective Investigation, Address Disability Rights Failures

Armenian law enforcement officers stand outside a police station Yerevan on March 24, 2024.

May 19, 2026 Dispatches

‘Closing the Gaps’ on Needed Action to End Attacks on Health

UN Members, Civil Society Urge States to Meet Their Commitments During Conflicts

Debris in a procedure room at Maternity Hospital No. 5 after a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine, on March 28, 2026.

May 19, 2026 Dispatches

Philippine Court Clears Group of Terrorism Financing Charges

Counter-Terrorism Laws Used to Target, Harass Civil Society

Protesters outside the Department of Justice denounce the filing of terrorist financing cases against activists and demand that the Marcos administration stop using the FATF's "grey list" to target civil society, Manila, Philippines, January 22, 2025.

May 19, 2026 Dispatches

UN Experts Sound Alarm Over Saudi Arabia’s Abusive Labor Governance System

Saudi Authorities Should Enforce Announced Reforms, Not Dismiss Evidence of Abuses

Migrant workers at a construction site near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 3, 2024.

May 18, 2026 Dispatches

Rwanda Genocide Suspect Dies without Facing Justice

Proceedings Halted after Félicien Kabuga was Found Unfit to Stand Trial

The head of the Gendarmerie’s Central Office for Combating Crimes Against Humanity, Genocides and War Crimes (OCLCH), displays documents with a wanted poster of Félicien Kabuga, May 19, 2020.

May 18, 2026 Dispatches

Court Judgment Raises Concerns About Civic Freedoms in Nigeria

Judiciary Should Uphold Rule of Law, Protect Civic Space

The Federal High Court premises in Abuja, Nigeria, on April 22, 2026.

May 15, 2026 Dispatches

One Year on Since Arrest of Opposition Leader in Chad

Succès Masra’s Continued Detention Emblematic of Political Repression

Succes Masra, president of the Chadian opposition party Les Transformateurs, outside the party headquarters in N'Djamena, April 8, 2021.

May 15, 2026 Dispatches

Ukraine’s Proposed Legislation Threatens Rights

Draft Civil Code Entrenches Discrimination, Erodes Legal Safeguards

A placard reads "Civil Code Is Step Back" during a peaceful protest to urge MPs to refine the draft of the new Civil Code taking into account amendments proposed by human rights activists, in Mariinsky Park, Kyiv, Ukraine, May 5, 2026.

May 14, 2026 Dispatches

New York Considers Measures to Rein in ICE

Moves Would Limit Local Collaboration, Ban Masks, Enable Lawsuits

Immigration activists are calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the NY For All Act, which expands protection for immigrants living in New York reguardless of immigration status. New York City, March 22, 2026.

May 13, 2026 Dispatches

Indonesia Inches Towards Protections for Domestic Workers

But Tragedy Underscores How Delays Leave Workers Unprotected

Activists demand the Indonesian parliament pass a bill to protect domestic workers outside the parliament building in Jakarta, August 14, 2023.

May 12, 2026 Dispatches

Tunisia Suspends Rights Groups That Shaped Its Democracy

String of Suspensions Targets Civil Society Organizations

Demonstrators display a banner in Arabic reading, ''Our history will not be halted, and our message does not freeze,'' during a rally after Tunisian authorities suspended the Tunisian League for Human Rights, outside the court of First Instance in Tunis, May 6, 2026.

May 11, 2026 Dispatches

UN Official Would Reject US Funds with Discriminatory Conditions

Humanitarian Affairs Chief Pledges to Respect Rights of Women, Trans People

Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, during a press conference in Geneva, August 22, 2025.

May 8, 2026 Dispatches

Brazil Needs Independent Investigations into Police Abuse

Prosecutors Postpone Implementation of Key Resolution

Demonstration against police raid in Rio de Janeiro

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