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April 28, 2026 Dispatches

Burkina Faso’s Dubious Military Reserve Plan

Rapid Mobilization Risks Fueling Abuses, Weakening Protections

Burkina Faso soldiers patrol aboard a pickup truck on the road from Dori to the Goudebo refugee camp, on February 3, 2020.
April 27, 2026 Dispatches

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LGBT Advocates Face Increasing Climate of Retaliation, Discrimination

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April 24, 2026 Dispatches

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Rules on Local Media Silence Voices

TV anchor Khatereh Ahmadi  wearing a face covering as she reads the news in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 22, 2022.
April 24, 2026 Dispatches

Hungary’s Road Back to the Rule of Law Runs through the ICC

Authorities Should Halt Withdrawal from the Court

Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar, the Tisza Party's leader, speaks to the media after the preparatory meeting for the inaugural session of the Parliament in Budapest, Hungary, April 17, 2026.
April 23, 2026 Dispatches

Who Benefits from Thai Foreign Minister’s Visit to Myanmar?

Engagement Should Focus on Junta’s Repression, War Crimes

Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow (left) meets with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, April 22, 2026.
April 23, 2026 Dispatches

Rights Need to Guide Global Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Santa Marta Conference Should Put People at Its Center

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April 22, 2026 Dispatches

EU’s Relations with Ethiopia Ignore Grim Human Rights Reality

Heightened Repression, Lack of Accountability Shouldn’t be Overlooked

Jozef Síkela (left), EU commissioner for international partnerships, meets with Ethiopia’s minister of foreign affairs, Gedion Timothewos, in Addis Ababa, April 20, 2026.
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Martial Law in Ituri Province Restricts Free Speech, Assembly

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April 19, 2026 Dispatches

Beijing-Pyongyang Thaw Leaves North Koreans No Escape

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Special police forces in a Kazakh court on the day of the sentencing of 19 people accused of "inciting ethnic hatred." Taldykorgan, April 13, 2026.
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Urgent Safeguards Needed as New Force Deploys

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