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March 20, 2022 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

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March 17, 2022 Commentary

Bucking a Regional Trend, Guatemala Threatens Reproductive Rights

People protest a bill that would have increased sentences for women who terminate their pregnancies, prohibited same-sex marriage and banned discussion of sexual diversity in schools, in Guatemala City, Saturday, March 12, 2022

March 16, 2022 Commentary

The Forest Behind the Trees: Exploring Family Violence in Tunisia

A woman walking on the street in Zarziss, Tunisia.

March 15, 2022 Commentary

“Life and Family” Bill is a Smokescreen for Corruption in Guatemala

Guatemalans protest the “Life and Family” law with a banner that says “Insist, Resist, and Never Desist” in Guatemala City, Guatemala on March 12, 2022. © REUTERS/Sandra Sebastian

March 14, 2022 Commentary

Indiana Lawmakers are Making Life Worse for LGBTQ Youth

The transgender pride flag.

March 14, 2022 Commentary

When the Religious Affairs Minister is Accused of Insulting Islam

A mosque with its loudspeakers in Lebak Regency, Banten Province, Java Island, Indonesia on March 12, 2022. © 2022 Andreas Harsono / Human Rights Watch

March 11, 2022 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

People hold their belongings as they wait to get into a van

March 11, 2022 Commentary

World Must Send a Clear Message After Brutal Use of Cluster Bombs

A residential building in Chernihiv, Ukraine damaged by Russian aerial attack on March 3, 2022.

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.

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