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March 11, 2022 Commentary

Two Years On, What Has Covid-19 Taught Us?

A Human Rights-Centered Way Forward

Children run past a mural that warns people about the dangers of the new coronavirus, in the Kibera informal settlement of Nairobi, Kenya.

March 10, 2022 Commentary

Government Critics Languish in Nicaraguan prisons

Retired Sandinista Gen. Hugo Torres poses for portrait at his home, in Managua, Nicaragua, May 2, 2018. One of a large group of opposition leaders rounded up prior to the 2021 presidential elections, Torres died in prison at the age of 73 on February 12, 2022.

March 8, 2022 Commentary

Beijing turned female Olympians into objects of nationalism, while Chinese women suffer

An advertisement featuring Eileen Gu, also known by her Chinese name Gu Ailing, at a bus stop in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, February 9, 2022.

March 8, 2022 Commentary

Colombia’s Constitutional Court Advances Gender Diversity

A public hearing at the Colombian Constitutional Court in Bogota on March 7, 2019. © Juan David Moreno Gallego/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

March 8, 2022 Commentary

Homophobia is a Feminist Issue

An Urgent Call to Prioritize the Rights of LBQ Women in Ghana

A young lesbian woman at an LGBT community center in Accra, Ghana.

March 7, 2022 Commentary

Fight against Sexism and Sexual Violence at Work in France : Action is Urgent

Women carry a banner reading "stop sexist and sexual violence " on November 20, 2021 in Paris.

March 7, 2022 Commentary

French Presidential Election - Voting for Human Rights: A Guide for 2022

Ballot envelope, initials Republique Francaise, with a ballot box.

March 4, 2022 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Nigerian students in Ukraine wait on a platform in Lviv railway station for a train to evacuate across the border, Sunday, February 27, 2022 in Lviv, west Ukraine.

March 4, 2022 Commentary

Chile Needs More Free Speech, Not Less

Chile’s Constitutional Assembly takes a vote on a justice system reform proposal on March 2, 2022.

March 4, 2022 Commentary

Mining, Protests and a Young Villager’s Death in Sulawesi

Residents in Kasimbar, who are members of the Alliance of People's Farmers, demonstrating against a gold-mining operation of PT Trio Kencana in Parigi Moutong Regency, Central Sulawesi on February 12, 2022.

March 4, 2022 Commentary

How Far Will Russian Forces Go in Ukraine?

People flee across a destroyed bridge on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 2, 2022.

March 3, 2022 Commentary

Rwanda gets free pass at African Court

Former UN special rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association Maina Kiai during his official visit to Rwanda on January 22, 2014.

March 3, 2022 Commentary

Uzbekistan Should Stop Harassing, Jailing Bloggers

The Senate of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Independence Square, Mustakillik Maydoni, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

March 2, 2022 Commentary

Ecuador Should Move Ahead to Protect Women and Girls

A group of women protesters playing drums

March 2, 2022 Commentary

The US Border Patrol is Broken

A man stands with his hands on the back of a van marked "Border Patrol"

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