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April 24, 2026 Dispatches

Taliban Restrictions Haunt Afghan Women Outside Afghanistan

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

Climate activists hold a rally to protest the use of fossil fuels in front of the White House

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.

April 22, 2026 Dispatches

Restore Earth Day’s Legacy

Bring the EPA Back to its Founding Promise

April 21, 2026 Dispatches

Peaceful Protesters Face Military Trial in DR Congo

Martial Law in Ituri Province Restricts Free Speech, Assembly

Joachim Paluku Kamate (left), Olivier Sefu Anjisina (center), and Jackson Kambale Odo in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 12, 2026.

April 19, 2026 Dispatches

Beijing-Pyongyang Thaw Leaves North Koreans No Escape

China Should Disclose Status of Detained North Koreans, Halt Forced Returns

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right) greets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang, North Korea, on February 10, 2026.

April 17, 2026 Dispatches

Belarus Escalates Punitive Use of ‘Extremism’ Legislation

Rights Groups, Independent University Targeted

European Humanities University, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2019.

April 14, 2026 Dispatches

Gig Workers in France Need Protection as Regulations Take Shape

Long Hours, Low Pay Plague Workers in EU and Beyond

Uber Eats delivery drivers protested following the mass deletion of hundreds of accounts in Paris, France, on October, 1, 2022.

April 13, 2026 Dispatches

Kazakhstan Jails Activists for Peaceful Xinjiang Protest

Convictions Serve Beijing’s Transnational Repression

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.

April 13, 2026 Dispatches

International Force in Haiti Allegedly Responsible for Sexual Violence

Urgent Safeguards Needed as New Force Deploys

Un contingent de policiers kenyans arrive à l’aéroport international Toussaint Louverture à Port-au-Prince, en Haïti, le 18 janvier 2025, dans le cadre de la Mission multinationale d’appui à la sécurité (MMAS) dirigée par le Kenya et autorisée par les Nations Unies.

April 10, 2026 Dispatches

Remembering a Steadfast Hong Kong Democracy Activist

Koo Sze-yiu, Who Endured 10 Stints in Prison, Passes Away at 80

Koo Sze-yiu carries a coffin that reads, “The people’s heroes, they shall remain forever immortal" at a protest in Hong Kong, May 26, 2019

April 10, 2026 Dispatches

Belarus Imports Russia’s 'Propaganda' Playbook

Another Blow to Rights, Dissent, LGBT People

An activist waves a rainbow flag in front of a line of police

April 9, 2026 Dispatches

Israeli Pressure Silences a Key Group Defending Palestinian Children

Children’s Rights Group Closes after Years of Persecution by the Israeli Government

A girl climbs a hilltop against the backdrop of smoke rising from the Gath shelter, that houses displaced Palestinians, after an Israeli air strike in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip on January 31, 2026.

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