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August 29, 2025 Dispatches

US Barriers to Disaster Aid Challenge Human Rights Principles

New Rules May Bar Groups from Aiding Undocumented Immigrants

Director of Divisional Emergency Response of the Salvation Army William Trueblood (L) distributes food outside the Cayce United Methodist Church in Cayce, Kentucky, US, December 15, 2021, five days after tornadoes hit the area.

August 29, 2025 Dispatches

EU-US Trade Deal Threatens EU Corporate Accountability Law

EU Parliament Should Resist US Efforts to Undermine Law

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) and US President Donald Trump shake hands after reaching a trade deal in Turnberry, Scotland, July 27, 2025.

August 28, 2025 Dispatches

Children around the World Speak out for Free Education

UN Survey Finds Strong Support for Expanding Child Rights Treaty

A preschool teacher reads to students at Dorothy I. Height Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland, US, October 3, 2024.

August 28, 2025 Dispatches

UN Rights Council Should Support Justice in Afghanistan

European Union, Additional Countries Should Press for Accountability Mechanism

Delegates attend the opening day of the 50th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

August 27, 2025 Dispatches

Thailand Allows Myanmar Refugees in Camps to Work Legally

Major Boost for Refugee Self-Reliance, Thai Economy

Refugees at the Mae La refugee camp in Mae Sot, Thailand, March 5, 2025.

August 27, 2025 Dispatches

Brazil One Step Away from Protecting Children Online

President Lula Should Sign Bill to Safeguard Children’s Data Privacy

The Brazilian Senate in Brasilia, February 1, 2021.

August 27, 2025 Dispatches

The High Cost of Dissent in India

Authorities Target Independent Voices, Prosecute Government Critics

Members of the media protest a police raid on the office of a news portal and homes of journalists and writers linked to it, at the Press Club in New Delhi, India, October 4, 2023.

August 20, 2025 Dispatches

Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children

Plight of Those with Disabilities Only Underscores the Unlawful Blockade

Eighteen-month-old Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq faces life-threatening malnutrition as the humanitarian situation worsens due to ongoing Israeli attacks and the blockade in Gaza City, Gaza, July 21, 2025.

August 20, 2025 Dispatches

Burkina Faso Expels Senior UN Official Following Critical Report

Secretary-General’s Report Documents Increasing Abuses Against Children

UN Regional Coordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak.

August 20, 2025 Dispatches

Progress on the Road to a UN Tax Treaty

Negotiations a Historic Opportunity to Advance Socio-Economic Rights

The UN General Assembly Hall, New York, September 24, 2024.

August 20, 2025 Dispatches

Kazakhstan Tries to Shoot the Messenger

Prominent Rights Defender Targeted, Detained for Highlighting Abuses

Bakhytzhan Toregozhina at the 17th annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award Ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 8, 2023.

August 20, 2025 Dispatches

Ukraine’s Suffering Reflected in One Family’s Story

Justice for Crimes Against Humanity Cannot Be Negotiated Away

August 19, 2025 Dispatches

US-Nigeria Weapons Sale Requires Rights Safeguards

Congress Should Condition Deal on Military Accountability, Rights Compliance

Nigerian army patrols along the Kaduna Birnin Gwari area, March 8, 2024.

August 19, 2025 Dispatches

Standing with Sex Workers: Why This Case Matters

South Africa Court to Rule on Constitutionality of Criminalizing Sex Work

Sex workers and supporters attend a march calling for decriminalization of sex work in Johannesburg, South Africa, May 27, 2021.

August 18, 2025 Dispatches

Australian Foreign Minister’s Vietnam Trip Should Promote Rights

Obtaining Release of Political Prisoners is in Both Countries’ Interest

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong (R) greets Vietnam's Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son (L) during the 50th ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne on March 5, 2024.

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