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January 24, 2024 Dispatches

Bangladesh Police Abuses Rampant in Rohingya Camps

Sexual Assault Causes Family to Consider Fleeing Again

A member of the Armed Police Battalion stands guard at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh, October 5, 2021.

January 24, 2024 Dispatches

A Crucial Hearing as Journalists Under Siege in Greece

Comprehensive Action Needed to Tackle Anti-Media Lawsuits

Newspapers on a kiosk at Omonoia square in Athens, Greece.

January 24, 2024 Dispatches

US and UK Continue to Skirt Accountability in Yemen

New Airstrikes against Houthis as Justice Remains Elusive

Workers salvage oil canisters from the wreckage of a store hit by Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, July 2, 2020.

January 23, 2024 Dispatches

Alabama Intends to Carry Out First Known US Execution Using Nitrogen Gas

Plan to Use Untested Method Is Inhumane

Activists calling for an end to the death penalty gather to protest an execution at the United States Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, January 12, 2021.

January 23, 2024 Dispatches

Panama Moves Closer Towards First Climate-Related Relocation

Government Still Needs to Address Water, Sanitation, Health

Aerial view of houses for the new community where the residents of Gardi Sugdub will be transferred in Kuna Yala, Panama, October 12, 2023.

January 23, 2024 Dispatches

Sri Lanka’s Proposed Internet Law Threatens Upcoming Elections

Government Body Could Impose Sweeping Censorship, Prosecute Offenders

An internet user is unable to connect as he tries to log into Facebook Messenger, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 3, 2022.

January 23, 2024 Dispatches

Macron Should Call Out Modi’s Rights Crackdown During India Visit

Deepening French-Indian Ties Should Create Space for Hard Talks, Not Bypass Them

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and France's President Emmanuel Macron attend a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris on July 14, 2023.

January 22, 2024 Dispatches

India Hindu Temple Opening Stokes Religious Minority Fears

Decades-Long Campaign Led to Demolished Mosque, Deadly Communal Riots

A man waves a flag with the Hindu god Ram to celebrate the opening of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya city, India, January 16, 2024.

January 22, 2024 Dispatches

A Step for Freedom of Religion and Belief in Indonesia

Government Agrees to Recognize Smaller Religions on National ID Card

In Indonesia, a believer in Judaism shows his new ID card with the religious column, "Belief in the one God."

January 19, 2024 Dispatches

Several Investigative Journalists Under Pressure in Ukraine

Effective Investigation Needed into Acts of Intimidation, Unlawful Surveillance

January 19, 2024 Dispatches

Houthis Blockade Taizz while Attacking Ships in Response to Israel Siege of Gaza

Houthis Continue Blocking Critical Water to Taizz Residents

A group of women and children get water from a water truck in the Osaifera area, Taizz, March 7, 2023.

January 19, 2024 Dispatches

No Justice for Murder of Eswatini Activist

Ensure Independent and Transparent Investigation, Stop Intimidation

A vigil decrying the assassination of Eswatini Human Rights Lawyer Thulani Maseko in Nakuru Town, Kenya, January 30, 2023.

January 19, 2024 Dispatches

Burundi President Stokes Fear Among LGBT People

Comments Risk Fueling Violence and Discrimination

Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, September 21, 2023.

January 18, 2024 Dispatches

US Lawmakers Should Protect Vaccination Mandates, Sex Ed in Schools

January Is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in the US

Illustration of three Black women reading a poster titled "HPV Vaccine: Cancer Prevention"

January 17, 2024 Dispatches

A Human Rights Economy is Key to Sustainable Development

‘Pact for the Future’ Opportunity for Meaningful Reforms

Students in a pre-primary school classroom in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

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