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March 11, 2021 Commentary

Navalny Persecution Just the Tip of the Russian Crackdown

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny takes part in a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2020.

March 11, 2021 Commentary

Brazil Should Call Out the Myanmar Junta in No Uncertain Terms

Myanmar anti-coup protests 2021

March 11, 2021 Commentary

Rights Key to Tackle Corruption, Inequity in Vaccine Access

94-year-old Mother Teresa Llona receives a Pfizer vaccine during a Covid-19 vaccination campaign at the bull ring in Arnedo, northern Spain, March 4, 2021.

March 8, 2021 Commentary

Russia’s Deadly Negligence of Domestic Violence

In February 2017, parliament decriminalized first instances of battery among family members.

March 8, 2021 Commentary

France Should Act at Home to Lead on Gender Equality Globally

Demonstrators attend a rally against gender-based violence in Marseille, France, November 24, 2018. The banners read "You are not alone" and "harassed at work."

March 7, 2021 Commentary

Overcoming Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Across Africa

Access to information, Community Engagement Are Key

March 5, 2021 Commentary

Top Rights Tweets of the Week

Footage obtained by Human Rights Watch of the gunfire exchange between Tigrayan militia and town residents against Eritrean forces who were stationed on May Quho hill, Axum, Tigray region on November 28, 2020. These clips have been edited to protect the identity of the person recording.

March 5, 2021 Commentary

Anti-Trans Laws Would Risk Georgia's World Cup Dreams

Transgender and non-binary individuals and their allies stroll through Atlanta’s Midtown district during Pride’s Transgender Rights March on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019.

March 4, 2021 Commentary

Reinforcing Rights Can Help Avert Failure on Covid-19 Vaccines

A volunteer receives a Covid-19 test vaccine injection developed at the University of Oxford in Britain, during a clinical trial at the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa.

March 4, 2021 Commentary

An Unequal Crisis

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

March 4, 2021 Commentary

Hit Hard by Covid, Women Demand Fairer Post-Pandemic World

Women domestic workers, many of whom lost their jobs after the coronavirus outbreak, shout slogans at a protest demanding social security from the government in Bengaluru, India, June 15, 2020.

March 4, 2021 Commentary

China’s Dangerous Game Around Covid-19 Vaccines

An employee manually inspects syringes of the SARS CoV-2 vaccine for Covid-19 in Beijing on September 24, 2020.

March 4, 2021 Commentary

Technology is Enabling Surveillance, Inequality During the Pandemic

Cinemagoers downloading the TraceTogether app on their mobile phones to check in before entering Shaw Theatres at JCube mall in Singapore, October 31, 2020.

March 4, 2021 Commentary

Covid-19 Exposed Need to Protect Older People’s Rights

Caterina Salvi, 90, waits for a visitor inside a protective inflatable plastic tunnel at the Martino Zanchi nursing home in Alzano Lombardo, northern Italy, February 24, 2021.

March 4, 2021 Commentary

Health Workers: Heroes, Yes, But They Need Our Support

Registered traveling nurse Patricia Carrete walks down a hallway during a night shift at a field hospital set up to handle a surge of COVID-19 patients, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in Cranston, Rhode Island, US.

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