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December 8, 2021 Dispatches

A Human Rights Roadmap for Germany’s New Government

Olaf Scholz Appointed Chancellor Following 16 Years of Angela Merkel

A man wearing a suit raises his right hand
December 7, 2021 Dispatches

Decades of Impunity Paved Way for Myanmar’s Coup

Justice, Solidarity Crucial to Confront Abuses Past and Present

Anti-coup protesters run from teargas deployed by the police during a demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar, March 1, 2021.
December 7, 2021 Dispatches

Draconian UK Law Puts Vulnerable Asylum Seekers at Risk

Proposed Borders Bill Would Cause More Suffering, Less Protection

A group of people on the deck of HMC Seeker as they wait to be brought ashore by the UK Border Force in Kent. September 22, 2020.
December 7, 2021 Dispatches

Chile Overwhelmingly Passes Marriage Equality

Addresses Parentage, Joint Adoption, Assisted Reproductive Technology

A girl waves a rainbow flag while sitting atop her fathers shoulders
December 7, 2021 Dispatches

Uzbekistan Should Keep Its Human Rights Promises

Rather than Toasting a UN Post, Real Action Needed

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev delivers a speech at the 46th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on February 22, 2021.
December 6, 2021 Dispatches

Countries Should Bolster Law on Incendiary Weapons

Healthcare Professionals, Burn Survivors Urge Action at Disarmament Conference

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December 6, 2021 Dispatches

Pakistan Sentences Rights Defender to 14 Years in Prison

Military Trial Followed Enforced Disappearance

Idris Khattak. 
December 3, 2021 Dispatches

People with Disabilities in Mexico Underrepresented in Politics

Government, Political Parties Should Promote Equal Political Participation

2021 Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellow Bryan Russell campaigning at San Martin Plaza in Lima, Peru
December 3, 2021 Dispatches

Covid-19 Hampers Workplace Safety in Georgia’s Mines

Labor Inspectorate Needs More Resources to Put Reforms into Effect

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December 3, 2021 Dispatches

Asylum Rights Thrown into a Frozen Ditch on Poland-Belarus Border

European Commission Proposes Measures “To Apply the Fiction of Non-Entry”

Blankets and sleeping bags strewn across a forest floor
December 3, 2021 Dispatches

Recognize Immigrants’ Human Need for Stability

US Senate Should Reinstate Pathway to Citizenship in Build Back Better Act

Community members from local organizations La Colmena and CUFFH participate in the 11 mile march for immigration reform, on Friday, November 12, 2021 in New York City. 
December 2, 2021 Dispatches

IOC Doubles Down on Losing China Strategy

International Olympic Committee Should Help Secure Peng Shuai’s Safety

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December 2, 2021 Dispatches

France Should Stop Selling Arms to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Macron Should Address Rights Abuses in Gulf Region

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December 1, 2021 Dispatches

Congo Investigation a Chance to Fight Corruption

Allegedly Embezzled Millions Helped Deprive Congolese of Their Rights

ormer President Joseph Kabila speaks during the state of the nation address
November 30, 2021 Dispatches

A Month of Fires in Thantlang, Myanmar

Satellite Imagery, Thermal Anomalies Data Show Numerous Burnings

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