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July 25, 2019 Dispatches

Insurgents in Nigeria Hold 6 Aid Workers

Attacks on Relief Agencies Worsen Humanitarian Crisis

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July 25, 2019 Dispatches

Former Hitmen Implicate Ex-Gambia Dictator

Truth Commission Hears Testimony Against Yahya Jammeh

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July 25, 2019 Dispatches

Kenya Fails to Honor Human Rights Promises to UN

New Report Highlights Key Concerns Ahead of UN Review

Policemen attempt to disperse supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition along Likoni road as they are repulsed from accessing city Centre, in Nairobi, Kenya November 17, 2017.
July 25, 2019 Dispatches

US Rolls Back Protections for Nursing Home Residents

New Rule Allows Limited Access to Courts for People in Nursing Facilities

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July 24, 2019 Dispatches

Life Unraveling for Russian Same-Sex Couple and Their Kids

Authorities View Gay Parents as Unfit by Definition

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July 24, 2019 Dispatches

Côte d’Ivoire Marriage Reform a Step for Women

Law Could Spur Change Throughout Africa

A new marriage law in Côte d’Ivoire could be a step toward women having the same rights as their husbands over marital property.
July 22, 2019 Dispatches

Trump Administration Refuses to Ban Neurotoxic Pesticide

EPA Science Says Chlorpyrifos Exposure Threatens Public Health

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July 19, 2019 Dispatches

Opposition Candidates Squeezed Out of Upcoming Moscow Election

Election Commissions Refuse to Register Independent Opposition Candidates

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July 19, 2019 Dispatches

Mozambique Passes Law to End Child Marriage

Education Key to Realizing Promise to Protect Girls

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July 19, 2019 Dispatches

Union Leader Jailed in Kazakhstan

Crackdown on Independent Trade Union Movement Continues

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July 19, 2019 Dispatches

Will Next UK Government Stand up for Human Rights Defenders?

Protecting Activists Needs Political Will, Not Just Guidelines

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July 19, 2019 Dispatches

Critical Time for Human Rights in Guinea

UN Should Push Government to Protect Rights Ahead of 2020 Elections

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July 18, 2019 Dispatches

Another Dual National Arrested in Iran

Detention of French-Iranian Anthropologist Confirms Worrying Trend

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July 18, 2019 Dispatches

Indonesian Woman with Mental Health Condition Charged with Blasphemy

Revoke Abusive Law, Drop Pending Cases

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July 18, 2019 Dispatches

UK’s Unfinished Reckoning on Overseas Torture

An Opportunity to Help Victims Obtain Justice

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