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January 20, 2026 Dispatches

Five Year Sentence for Speaking Out Against War on Ukraine

Russian Court Sentences Women’s Rights Defender Svetlana Anokhina in Absentia

Svetlana Anokhina, personal archive, Dagestan, Russia, 2016.

January 20, 2026 Dispatches

Uganda’s President Museveni Declared Winner in Elections Amid Repression

Authorities Hinder Rights to Free Expression and Peaceful Assembly

President Yowerei Museveni speaks during a news conference in Entebbe, Uganda.

January 18, 2026 Dispatches

Bhutan’s Political Prisoners Suffer Illness and Death in Dire Conditions

Himalayan Nation Famed for Gross National Happiness Hides a Dark Secret

January 17, 2026 Dispatches

South Sudan Needs Decisive African Union Action

Violations, Repression, Deepening Humanitarian Crisis

Internally displaced people fetch water inside a camp in the outskirts of Juba, South Sudan, February 13, 2025.

January 15, 2026 Dispatches

US Will Stop Considering Pollution’s Cost to Health

Could Further Expose Communities to Deadly Pollutants

A home near a coal-fired power plant in Cheshire, Ohio, April 14, 2025.

January 15, 2026 Dispatches

Humanitarians Cleared of Bogus Charges in Greece

After 7 Years, Abusive Prosecution Ends in Acquittal

Protesters, lawyers, and aid workers outside a court in Mytilene, on the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, January 13, 2023.

January 14, 2026 Dispatches

Bangladeshi Women, Girls, Minorities Face Rising Violence

Continued Abuse, Exclusion Mar Government’s Response Ahead of Elections

Activists attend a procession to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 25, 2025.

January 14, 2026 Dispatches

Brutal Police Raid on LGBT-friendly Venue in Azerbaijan

Detainees Report Abuse, Humiliation, Extortion

A view of Baku’s skyline, Azerbaijan, June 9, 2022.

January 14, 2026 Dispatches

Convicted Former Guinean Official Dies in Prison

Justice Stalled in 2009 Stadium Massacre Proceedings

Colonel Claude Pivi, Guinea’s former minister for presidential security, at Martyrs Square of Conakry on October 2, 2009.

January 13, 2026 Dispatches

New Questions on September US Boat Strike

Reported Use of Plane Disguised as Civilian Aircraft

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives to brief senators at the US Capitol, Washington DC, January 7, 2026.

January 13, 2026 Dispatches

UK Government Seeks to Restrict Protests, Including Some Against Pharmaceutical Companies

Parliament Should Vote Down the Proposed Amendment to the Public Order Act 2023

Demonstrators hold a banner that reads "Protect the right to protest"

January 13, 2026 Dispatches

Justice Elusive for UN Experts Murdered in DR Congo

Congolese Rights Body Urges ‘Masterminds’ to be Held to Account for 2017 Killings

January 12, 2026 Dispatches

Protect Children from Crimes Against Humanity

Drafters of New Treaty Need to Address Concerns Facing Under 18s

Sudanese refugee children from Darfur fly a handmade kite inside the Touloum refugee camp in Wadi Fira province, eastern Chad, November 30, 2025.

January 12, 2026 Dispatches

US Retreat from Global Climate Cooperation Threatens Rights

Withdrawal from UN Institutions Weakens Climate-Related Progress

Climate activists hold signs during a press conference outside the US capitol building

January 9, 2026 Dispatches

Niger’s New Emergency Law Threatens Rights

Decree Grants Authorities Sweeping Powers Amid Deepening Repression

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Iraq War 20 Years Later
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