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October 11, 2019 Dispatches

Tanzania Needs a Zero Tolerance Approach to Corporal Punishment

Video Showing Caning of High School Students Reignites Debate

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October 11, 2019 Dispatches

Turkey’s ‘Safe Zone’ Would Be Anything But

Plan Increases Risks for Returned Refugees

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October 10, 2019 Dispatches

Germany Synagogue Attack Brings Home Europe’s Antisemitism Threat

Need Better Protection for Holy Sites and Comprehensive Efforts to Combat Rising Hate

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October 10, 2019 Dispatches

Bangladesh Ruling Party Activists Kill Student after Facebook Post

Abrar Fahad’s Brutal Murder Highlights Impunity for Abuses

Bangladesh Student Union stage a torch light procession rally to protest the murder of Abrar Fahad, a student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), who was allegedly beaten to death by Bangladesh Chhatra League men.
October 10, 2019 Dispatches

Pakistan Could Make Torture A Crime

Proposed Law First Step to Curb Impunity, Reform Police

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October 10, 2019 Dispatches

French Leader Should Press Hungary’s Orban on Rule of Law

Macron Should Call Hungary Out on Common Values and Human Rights

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October 9, 2019 Dispatches

Lebanon No Longer A Safe Haven for Activism

Gender, Sexuality Conference Moved Outside Lebanon Due to Crackdown

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October 9, 2019 Dispatches

Everyone in France Should Have a Right to a Family

New Law Would Let Lesbian Couples, Single Women Get In Vitro Fertilization

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October 8, 2019 Dispatches

Supreme Court Considers Rights of LGBT Workers in the US

Government Should Ensure Clear Protections

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October 8, 2019 Dispatches

Russia Censors LGBT Online Groups

Court Warps Child Rights Arguments to Defend ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law

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October 8, 2019 Dispatches

UK Should Dial Down Its Dangerous Brexit Language

Divisive Talk on Brexit Puts People at Risk of Physical Harm

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France Should Hold Firm Against Saudi Abuses

UN Human Rights Declaration a Chance to Stand by Principles

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October 7, 2019 Dispatches

Restrictions, Detentions Persist in Kashmir

India Should End Crackdown, Restore Phones, Release Political Detainees

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October 4, 2019 Dispatches

Governments to Facebook: Stop Making Encryption Easy

Rights Groups Slam US, UK, and Australian Push to Stop Accessible End-to-End Encryption

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October 3, 2019 Dispatches

Reforms Will Grant Nationality to Children of Iranian Women

Amendment to Discriminatory Citizenship Law a Victory For Women’s Activism

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