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December 15, 2021 Dispatches

Performers Should Speak Up or Not Attend Saudi Music Festival

Influencers, Promoters Should Also Distance Themselves From Image Laundering

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UN to Release Much-Anticipated Rights Report on China

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Killing of Journalist, Criminal Libel in the Philippines

Assault on Media Shouldn’t Dim Maria Ressa’s Nobel Triumph

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December 10, 2021 Dispatches

US Supreme Court Delivers Blow to Women’s Rights

Allowing Texas Abortion Law to Stand an Alarming Signal

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The Misguided US Approach to Drug Overdose Deaths

Federal Lawmakers Should Pursue Public Health Solutions Grounded in Rights

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A Human Rights Roadmap for Germany’s New Government

Olaf Scholz Appointed Chancellor Following 16 Years of Angela Merkel

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December 7, 2021 Dispatches

Decades of Impunity Paved Way for Myanmar’s Coup

Justice, Solidarity Crucial to Confront Abuses Past and Present

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Draconian UK Law Puts Vulnerable Asylum Seekers at Risk

Proposed Borders Bill Would Cause More Suffering, Less Protection

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Addresses Parentage, Joint Adoption, Assisted Reproductive Technology

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Uzbekistan Should Keep Its Human Rights Promises

Rather than Toasting a UN Post, Real Action Needed

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Countries Should Bolster Law on Incendiary Weapons

Healthcare Professionals, Burn Survivors Urge Action at Disarmament Conference

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Pakistan Sentences Rights Defender to 14 Years in Prison

Military Trial Followed Enforced Disappearance

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December 3, 2021 Dispatches

People with Disabilities in Mexico Underrepresented in Politics

Government, Political Parties Should Promote Equal Political Participation

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Covid-19 Hampers Workplace Safety in Georgia’s Mines

Labor Inspectorate Needs More Resources to Put Reforms into Effect

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Asylum Rights Thrown into a Frozen Ditch on Poland-Belarus Border

European Commission Proposes Measures “To Apply the Fiction of Non-Entry”

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