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October 26, 2021 Dispatches

Russian Authorities Arrest Crimean Tatar Lawyer While Representing His Clients

Drop All Charges Against Edem Semedlyaev

Edem Semdlyaev, Simferopol, Crimea 2021
October 26, 2021 Dispatches

Belarusian Authorities Retaliate Against Lawyers Defending Human Rights

Four Attorneys of Jailed Former Presidential Contender Banned from Profession

Gennady Fedunych (left) and Natalia Matskevich (right) at the trial in Minsk, Belarus.
October 26, 2021 Dispatches

Protecting Schools from Attack during Wartime

Safe Schools Conference in Abuja Shows Government Action Can Bring Progress

Safe Schools Conference in Abuja Shows Progress Is Possible
October 22, 2021 Dispatches

Critic of Zimbabwe’s Government Fears for His Life

Authorities Should Ensure Apostle Chiwenga’s Safety, Free Speech Rights

Apostle T.F Chiwenga, 2021
October 22, 2021 Dispatches

Still No Justice for Killing of South African Mining Activist

Investigate Fikile Ntshangase’s Murder and Hold Killers Responsible

Activists from mining communities protesting at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on August 24, 2018, KwaZulu-Natal © 2018 Rob Symons
October 21, 2021 Dispatches

A Step Toward Justice for Guantanamo Detainee

Despite US Federal Court Ruling, Continued Detention Likely

Afghan refugee Roman Khan at a refugee camp near Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar in September 2020, displays a photograph of his brother Asadullah Haroon, who is detained at the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
October 21, 2021 Dispatches

Global Condemnation of Chinese Government Abuses in Xinjiang

43 Countries Join Unprecedented UN Declaration

Chinese security personnel patrol near the Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar in China's Xinjiang region, November 4, 2017.
October 21, 2021 Dispatches

Police Continue to Crack Down on Pro-Democracy Marches in Eswatini

Authorities Should Respect the Right to Peaceful Protest

A soldier stands in the road in Manzini on October 20, 2021 where at least 80 people were injured in Eswatini.
October 20, 2021 Dispatches

Iraq’s Electoral Commission Failed People with Disabilities

Hopes for Accessible Voting on Election Day Dashed

A man helps his mother as she casts her ballot during the parliamentary elections in Basra, Iraq on October 10, 2021.
October 18, 2021 Dispatches

Australia Moves Closer to Ending Harmful Intersex Surgeries

Rights Body Urges End to Early ‘Normalizing’ Interventions on Children

The Intersex flag
October 18, 2021 Dispatches

India’s Medical Curriculum Gets LGBTI Update

Removing Discriminatory Portrayals a Step Toward Rights-Respecting Care

A participant waves a flag during Queer Azadi Pride, an event promoting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights, in Mumbai, India on February 1, 2020.
October 15, 2021 Dispatches

Russian Activist Imprisoned for Peaceful Environmental Protests

Yegorov Protested Moscow’s Trash Pouring into His Community

Vyacheslav Yegorov at Kolomna court, 2021
October 15, 2021 Dispatches

US Should Invest in Home and Community-Based Services

Lawmakers Have Opportunity to Get Services to Hundreds of Thousands on Waitlists

Disability rights activists and caregiving advocates hold a vigil in front of the US Capitol to urge Congress to include full federal funding for home and community-based care services in the budget reconciliation package on October 06, 2021 in Washington, DC.
October 15, 2021 Dispatches

Lebanon’s Tragic Cycle of Violence Has a Cause

Reverse Culture of Impunity and Support Investigation into Beirut Blast

Lebanese army soldiers are seen through the bullet-riddled window of a car after deadly clashes erupted in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.
October 15, 2021 Dispatches

New Vetting Process in International Criminal Court Deputy Prosecutor Elections

Member Countries Should Ensure Publicity of Process

ICC permanent premises

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