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March 16, 2017 Dispatches

Double Blow for Philippine Government’s Abusive Policies

Stern Warnings on ‘Drug War’ Killings and the Death Penalty

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March 16, 2017 Dispatches

Ethiopia Lifts Some State of Emergency Restrictions

Time to End Mass Arbitrary Detentions

Ethiopian president Mulatu Teshome addresses members of the Ethiopian Parliament and the House of Federation about the declaration of the state of emergency, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 10, 2016.
March 16, 2017 Dispatches

What to Make of the Dutch Election Results?

Anti-Rights Rhetoric Goes Mainstream Despite Wilders Defeat

A man and child cycle past an election poster billboard the day before a general election, in Utrecht, Netherlands, March 14, 2017.
March 16, 2017 Dispatches

A Return to the Failed ‘War on Drugs’ in the US?

Revolving Door of Prison Will Not Solve Problematic Drug Use

March 16, 2017 Dispatches

US Sends Group Rejecting Rights to UN Women’s Commission

C-Fam Vehemently Opposed to LGBT and Women’s Rights, Equality

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks in the U.N. Security Council at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., February 28, 2017.
March 16, 2017 Dispatches

Social Media Trolls Threaten Activists

How Everyone Can Address Such Threats, Help Protect Activists

Screengrabs of social media threats sent to activists
March 15, 2017 Dispatches

Iraqi Troops Using Indiscriminate Weapons in Fight Against ISIS

Members of the Iraqi rapid response forces fire a missile toward Islamic State militants during a battle in south of Mosul, Iraq February 19, 2017.
March 15, 2017 Dispatches

What Merkel Should Say to Trump

Can She Get Through to Him on Matters of Basic Values?

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and United States President Donald Trump.
March 14, 2017 Dispatches

France Should Face up to Azerbaijan’s Rights Record

Hollande Should Call for Release of Imprisoned Activists, Journalists

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March 14, 2017 Dispatches

Sudan’s New Image Can’t Disguise Harsh Reality

Recent Release of Political Prisoners Shouldn’t Fool Anyone

 Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir speaks during a press conference after the oath of the prime minister and first vice president Bakri Hassan Saleh at the palace in Khartoum, Sudan March 2, 2017.
March 13, 2017 Dispatches

No Light Three Years After Chinese Activist’s Death

After Cao Shunli Died, Beijing’s Crackdown Intensified

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March 13, 2017 Dispatches

Somali Journalist Seriously Wounded by Car Bomb

Country’s New Leadership Should Ensure Credible Investigation

The blood stained camera of a photojournalist is seen after a secondary explosion in front of Dayah hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, January 25, 2017.
March 13, 2017 Dispatches

Egypt’s Christians Flee ISIS Violence

Displaced Call Security Officials’ Response ‘Apathetic’

A nun cries as she stands at the scene inside Cairo's Coptic cathedral, following a bombing, in Egypt December 11, 2016.
March 10, 2017 Dispatches

UN Plan to Stop Peacekeeper Abuse Puts Victims First

Focus on Victims a Refreshing Change

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, February 10, 2017.
March 10, 2017 Dispatches

Azerbaijan Suspended Over Rights Crackdown

Baku Responds by Quitting the Transparency Group

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