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March 26, 2024 Commentary

Hong Kongers Are Purging the Evidence of Their Lost Freedom

Hong Kong's cityscape through barbed wire.

March 21, 2024 Commentary

Don't Use Tragedy for Political Gain

Demonstrators gather near the White House in Washington, DC for a protest

March 20, 2024 Commentary

No Business as Usual at Italy’s G7 Africa Meeting

People sit on the ground of the overcrowded migrant reception center on Lampedusa, an Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea, on September 16, 2023.

March 19, 2024 Commentary

Trump’s Friend from Hungary is No Role Model for Supporters of Democracy

Hungary President Viktor Orban arrives at the NATO Heads of State summit in Madrid, June 30, 2022.

March 13, 2024 Commentary

Sudanese Refugee Deaths Highlight EU Policy Failures

March 11, 2024 Commentary

Trump-Biden ‘Duel’ Wounds Border Communities

Venezuelans walk near a bridge that crosses the Rio Grande River after being expelled from the United States

March 8, 2024 Commentary

Thailand Should Free Detained Uyghur Asylum Seekers

Detainees show their hands through prison bars in a Thailand jail

March 6, 2024 Commentary

France, Italy, and Germany Threaten EU Plan to Introduce Supply Chain Law

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March 5, 2024 Commentary

Kenyan Women Aren't Safe and Will No Longer Be Quiet

A woman is seen holding protest signs during the #EndFemicideKE and #TotalShutdownKE march in Nairobi, Kenya, January 27, 2024.

March 4, 2024 Commentary

On Human Rights, ASEAN Is Woefully Inadequate and Impotent

Leaders pose for a photo during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Australia Summit, in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 7, 2023.

March 4, 2024 Commentary

Russian Human Rights Defender Pays with His Freedom for Speaking the Truth

Oleg Orlov in court in Moscow, Russia, October 11, 2023.

February 29, 2024 Commentary

Georgia’s Minimum Wage is Stuck in the 90s

Georgian currency

February 28, 2024 Commentary

Protecting Democracy - Beyond Who Wins

Countries Holding Elections This Year Face Authoritarian Threats Beyond Names on the Ballot

Indian Dalit rights activists protest against the police raid and illegal arrest of human right activists under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) during a protest in New Delhi, August 29, 2018.

February 26, 2024 Commentary

Egypt’s Al-Sisi Has Caged Himself In

A man carries breads on his head along a busy street near a banner for Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi from the campaign titled “Alashan Tabneeha” (So You Can Build It) after election results in Cairo, Egypt, April 3, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dal

February 22, 2024 Commentary

Impartial International Justice Mechanisms—Together with International Support—Needed for Accountability for Crimes in Israel–Palestine Conflict

The International Criminal Court, or ICC, is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, November 7, 2019.

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