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December 5, 2019 Dispatches

Indonesia Arrests Yet More Indigenous Papuans

20 Charged with Treason for Raising Papuan ‘Morning Star’ Flag

Indonesian soldiers stand guard during a protest in Timika, Papua province, August 21, 2019.
December 5, 2019 Dispatches

US Official Threatens Communities That Don’t ‘Respect’ Police

Attorney General’s Comments Double Down on Administration’s Disregard for Rights

Attorney General William Barr speaks during a tour of a federal prison in Edgefield, South Carolina
December 5, 2019 Dispatches

No Free Pass for North Korea’s Abuses

UN Security Council Should Confront Atrocious Rights Record

Kim Jong-Un watches a performance in Pyongyang, North Korea, on February 23, 2017.
December 4, 2019 Dispatches

Duterte Threatens to Shut Down TV Network

Closing ABS-CBN Would Degrade Philippines Press Freedom

Journalists and supporters, wearing black, display their messages during a protest against the recent Securities and Exchange Commission's revocation of the registration of Rappler, an online news outfit, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, northeast of Manila, Philip
December 4, 2019 Dispatches

France Drops Plan to Give Boats to Libya

Libya Could Have Used Ships to Commit Abuses Against Migrants and Asylum Seekers

Migrants on a boat that they tried to take to Italy, after being detained at a Libyan Navy base in Tripoli on September 20, 2015.
December 4, 2019 Dispatches

Auditing Algorithms in New York City

Coalition Calls for Stronger Oversight of City’s AI-based Decision-Making

A line of police cars are parked along a street in Times Square, in New York, December 29, 2016.
December 3, 2019 Dispatches

Russia Should Be Held Accountable for Any War Crimes in Syria

Airstrike Investigation Supports Human Rights Watch Findings

Residents rescue injured child after strike on the displacement center in Hass on August 16, 2019.
December 3, 2019 Dispatches

Russian Activist Faces Unfounded Pornography Charges

Government Engages in Lawfare against Civic Activism

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December 2, 2019 Dispatches

Woman in India Gang Raped, Murdered

Enforce Laws to Protect Women’s Safety

People shout slogans condemning rising cases of rape and violence against women during a protest in Ahmedabad, India, December 2, 2019.
December 2, 2019 Dispatches

UN Free Speech Expert to Visit Ethiopia

Government Should Commit to Freedom of Expression, Media Reforms

Newspaper readers at Arat Kilo, a square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
November 28, 2019 Dispatches

Moscow Theater Targeted by Law Enforcement Authorities

Free Artistic Expression Increasingly at Risk in Russia

Theater Doc on the first night of the “Bolotnaya Case” production about politically motivated prosecutions of protesters
November 27, 2019 Dispatches

Armenia Should Invest More in Families, Not Institutions

New Criminal Allegations Puts Spotlight on Orphanages

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November 27, 2019 Dispatches

Afghan Activists Exposing Child Abuse Detained

Investigate Alleged Rapes by Teachers, Police

Afghan police officers search a vehicle at a checkpoint on the Ghazni highway, in Maidan Shar, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018.
November 27, 2019 Dispatches

South Korea Shouldn’t Backslide on LGBT Rights

Lawmakers Should Strengthen Protections, Not Weaken Them

Participants march with a rainbow flag during a gay pride parade in Seoul
November 27, 2019 Dispatches

Ukraine’s Maidan Victims Still Await Justice

Six Years Later, Investigations Stall into Killings of Protesters, Other Abuses

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