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December 15, 2017 Dispatches

French Legislators Rebuked for Seeking to Criminalize Online Browsing

Court Ruled Provision Was Too Restrictive of Freedoms

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December 15, 2017 Dispatches

US Homeland Security Department Needs Accountability

Retirement of Inspector General Leaves Dangerous Gap

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December 15, 2017 Dispatches

UK Judge Finds British Soldiers Responsible for Abuses in Iraq

Daily Mail Coverage Distorts Ruling

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December 14, 2017 Dispatches

I Didn’t Report Being Sexually Assaulted. Here’s Why.

US Student Rape Victims Still Need Title IX

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December 13, 2017 Dispatches

Censorship Still Alive and Well in Uzbekistan

Despite Some Advances in Media Freedom, Still a Long Way to Go

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December 13, 2017 Dispatches

Raped, then Assaulted by the Afghan Justice System

Abusive ‘Virginity Exams’ Re-Traumatize Victims

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December 13, 2017 Dispatches

Protect Open Internet in the US

Tell Congress to Stop Quest to Destroy the Internet

Supporter of Net Neutrality Ginger Gibson (L) of Valley Glen, California, protests the FCC's recent decision to repeal the program in Los Angeles, California, November 28, 2017.
December 11, 2017 Dispatches

Ultra-Nationalists Crashed Documentary Festival in Russia

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Beata Bubenec, Eastern Ukraine.
December 11, 2017 Dispatches

North Korea’s Brutality Laid Bare

More UN Security Council Members Should Impose Sanctions on Pyongyang

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December 11, 2017 Dispatches

A Fresh Assault on Rule of Law in Poland

Senate Should Heed Council of Europe’s Advice and Reject Flawed Legislation

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December 11, 2017 Dispatches

No Child Should Be Left in the Cold

Greece Should Move Asylum-Seeking Kids to Safety Before Winter Starts

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December 11, 2017 Dispatches

Drones in the Service of Human Rights

Using Robotic Technology to Research Waste Burning in Lebanon

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December 10, 2017 Dispatches

Israel Detains French Human Rights Worker Without Charge

Macron Should Raise Case During Netanyahu’s Visit

Salah Hamouri.
December 9, 2017 Dispatches

Intimate Partner Violence is an LGBT Issue

US Congress Should Enhance, Not Weaken, Law Protecting LGBT People From Violence

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December 8, 2017 Dispatches

Prison Conditions Worsen in Brazil

Forty Percent of Detainees Awaiting Trial

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