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September 28, 2016 Commentary

At Long Last, Change Is Coming for Caribbean Gays

As activists push for change in the notoriously homophobic region, Aruba takes a big step in the right direction.

September 22, 2016 Dispatches

US Congress Rebukes Saudi Arabia over Yemen

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September 22, 2016 Dispatches

Fragile Progress in Global Fight Against Child Marriage

While Percentage of Girls Marrying Drops, Overall Numbers Climb Higher

Lalita B., 17, had an arranged marriage at the age of 12 with a 37-year-old man. She became pregnant soon after marriage, and two of her newborns died. Lalita’s third child survived. Lalita’s husband abandoned her in 2015 and married another woman.
September 14, 2016 Dispatches

Europe Pledges to Help Migrant Children in Greece

Funding Should End Unjustified Detention of Children in Deplorable Conditions

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September 8, 2016 News Release

Gap Inc. Joins Global Brands that Publish Factory List

Sends Strong Message on Supplier Transparency

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August 24, 2016 Impact

Exposing Burundi’s Human Rights Crisis

Burundi's Human Rights Crisis
August 22, 2016 News Release

Jordan: Positive Steps on Education for Syrian Children

Thousands More Eligible to Enroll, but Challenges Remain

Syrian children attend class in a school in the Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan, October 20, 2015. The school taught Syrian girls in the morning and boys in the afternoon, but lacked electricity, heating, and running water.
August 9, 2016 Dispatches

Armenia Sacks Yerevan Police Chief

Authorities Act After Protestors Are Violently Attacked By Police

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August 4, 2016 Dispatches

Canada Launches Historic Inquiry into Violence Against Indigenous Women

Inquiry Should Examine Police Misconduct, Accountability Gaps

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August 4, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Small Step Towards Prosecutions for Abuses in Somalia

Uganda Holds First Public Court Martial in Somalia

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August 1, 2016 News Release

Morocco: New Law Advances Domestic Workers’ Rights

Key Protections, but Significant Gaps Remain

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July 28, 2016 Report

Senegal: New Steps to Protect Talibés, Street Children

Sustain Momentum with Investigations, Prosecutions

More than a dozen talibé boys between the ages of 6 and 14 were found shackled with iron bars in their Quranic school in Diourbel,Senegal
July 8, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Tanzanian High Court Rules Against Child Marriage

In a Victory for Girls’ Rights, Marrying Age Raised to 18

June 28, 2016 Impact

Watch for Women of Iran

Women in Iran are prevented from attending men's sports in stadiums
June 8, 2016 Impact

Holding Abusive UN Peacekeepers to Account

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