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December 7, 2018 Dispatches

Senegalese Students Open Up the Conversation About Sexual Abuses

Time to End the Culture of Silence Around Harassment, Exploitation, and Abuse

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December 7, 2018 Dispatches

Somali Journalist Critically Hurt in Car Bombing

Authorities Should Conduct Prompt, Credible Investigation

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December 6, 2018 Dispatches

Veteran Rights Defender Languishes in Kyrgyzstan Jail

European Union Should Press for Azimjon Askarov’s Release

December 5, 2018 Dispatches

Humanitarians Released on Bail in Greece

Saving Lives at Sea Should Not Earn Time in Jail

Greece Refugee Activist
December 4, 2018 Dispatches

Central European University Forced to Leave Hungary

EU Stands Idly by as Hungary Attacks Academic Freedom

People in Budapest protest a draft law targeting Central European University, Hungary, April 4, 2017.
December 4, 2018 Dispatches

More US Child Workers Die in Agriculture Than in Any Other Industry

New US Government Report Highlights Dangers Caused by Weak Child Labor Laws

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December 4, 2018 Dispatches

Duterte Using Marijuana Is No Joke

Philippines Should Decriminalize Medical Use of Cannabis

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during the change of command ceremony of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines April 18, 2018.
December 3, 2018 Dispatches

Tackling Hate Speech in Ethiopia

Criminalizing Speech Won’t Solve Problem

Internet café in Lalibela, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.
December 3, 2018 Dispatches

Thousands of People with Disabilities in Croatia Trapped in Institutions

Government Should Ensure Services, End Segregation

December 2, 2018 Dispatches

Australian Parliament Should Back Refugee Emergency Care Bill

Proposed Law Would Expedite Medical Transfers

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November 30, 2018 Dispatches

Indonesia Launches ‘Snitch’ App Targeting Religious Minorities

Encourages Users to Report People Suspected of ‘Heresy’

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November 29, 2018 Dispatches

Indian Farmers Call for Action Over Agricultural Crisis

Epidemic of Suicides, Staggering Debt Legacies of Government Inaction

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November 29, 2018 Dispatches

First Conviction of Officers in Philippines ‘Drug War’

Step Towards Justice Undercut by Charges Against Maria Ressa and Rappler

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November 29, 2018 Dispatches

Pakistan Should Remove People with Mental Disabilities From Death Row

Protect Rights of Prisoners with Disabilities, Impose a Complete Moratorium on Death Sentence

Imdad Ali, who is aged around 50, was sentenced to death for the murder of a religious cleric in 2002 and is set to be hanged tomorrow.
November 28, 2018 Dispatches

Russian Rap Under Fire

Russia Cracks Down on Artistic Freedom

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