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January 18, 2021 Dispatches

Another Political Activist Jailed in Russia

Azat Miftakhov Sentenced to 6 Years on Controversial Hooliganism Charges

Mathematics and mechanics graduate student at Moscow State University Azat Miftakhov before the court session in Golovinsky district court. September 05, 2019. 
January 18, 2021 Dispatches

Russian Authorities Jail Poisoned Putin Critic

Alexei Navalny’s Arrest Arbitrary, Politically Motivated

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny takes part in a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2020.
January 18, 2021 Dispatches

Proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty Could Undermine Human Rights

Delegations Should Insist on Civil Society Inclusion and Respect for Rights

U.N. headquarters Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon)
January 16, 2021 Dispatches

UK Lags Behind Tackling Forced Labor in Xinjiang

New Measures to Address Abuses in Chinese Region Insufficient

People work amidst massive piles of cotton in China's Xinjiang province. 
January 15, 2021 Dispatches

European Court Accepts Case to Adjudicate Abuses in Crimea

Decision Recognizes Abuses in Crimea Are Attributable to Russia

January 15, 2021 Dispatches

Cameroon Court Denies Request to Release Opposition Leaders

Free Arbitrarily Arrested Opponents, Ensure Freedom of Assembly

Demonstrators stopped by gendarmes and police in Bafang, West Cameroon, on September 22, 2020.
January 15, 2021 Dispatches

Top US Officials Knew of Harm Caused by Separating Families

Bad Policy, Planning and Heartlessness of ‘Zero Tolerance’ at Border

People hold signs to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to detain children crossing the southern U.S. border and separating families outside of City Hall in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 7, 2018.
January 14, 2021 Dispatches

Momentum Builds Around Intersex Protection in India

Delhi Child Rights Commission Recommends an End to Risky Surgeries

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January 14, 2021 Dispatches

EU Should Regulate Artificial Intelligence to Protect Rights

Privacy, Non-Discrimination, and Social Security Safeguards Needed

European Union flags are waving in front of the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels. August 5, 2020.
January 11, 2021 Dispatches

Next UN Chief Should Fully Commit to Human Rights

Ensure Selection Process is Competitive, Transparent

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to the press at UN Headquarters in New York, November 20, 2020.
January 8, 2021 Dispatches

Trump Administration Again Weakens LGBT Protections

Congress Should Reject Rule, Ensure Equal Access to Health and Welfare Programs

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January 8, 2021 Dispatches

No Safe Haven for LGBT People in El Salvador

Strengthen Protections, End Asylum Pact with US

A transgender woman shows a photograph of Camila Díaz, whom she met while migrating to the US, where they both turned themselves in to immigration authorities. Both women were eventually deported.
January 7, 2021 Dispatches

Rohingya Arrested in Myanmar Just for Traveling

Oppressed Ethnic Group Denied Right to Freedom of Movement

Police officers wearing facemasks stand on a street in Yangon, Myanmar, November 3, 2020. 
January 5, 2021 Dispatches

US Should Investigate Trump’s Outrageous Georgia Call

Accountability Critical for Democracy’s Future

US President Donald Trump returns to the White House following a rally in Georgia, January 4, 2021.
December 29, 2020 Dispatches

Fifty Years After Safety Act, US Workers Still at Risk

Biden Administration Should Strengthen Regulations, Oversight

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