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February 7, 2020 Dispatches

Thugs Attack Lawyer, Journalist in Chechnya

Local Authorities’ Pattern of Abuse Suggests their Involvement

Marina Dubrovina (L) in a police vehicle, and Elena Milashina following separate attacks in Chechnya.
February 7, 2020 Dispatches

Free Speech Again Under Attack in Tanzania

Ruling Party Threatens Opposition Politician for Dissenting Views

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February 7, 2020 Dispatches

Prioritize Justice in Central African Republic

Questions Remain About Peace Deal’s Promotion of Justice

Mahamat Al Khatim, commander of the Central African Patriotic Movement (Mouvement Patriotique pour la Centrafrique, MPC), at the peace deal signing ceremony in Bangui on February 6. Fighters from the MPC have committed abuses that could amount to war crim
February 6, 2020 Dispatches

Northwestern University’s Precarious Role Under Qatar’s Repressive Laws

The University’s Doha Campus Moves Mashrou’ Leila Talk, Citing Security Concerns

A group of Lebanese activists chant slogans as they hold Arabic placards that read: "Freedom of expression," right, and "With Mashrou' Leila against the suppression of freedoms.
February 6, 2020 Dispatches

Dutch Ruling a Victory for Rights of the Poor

Court Orders Government to Stop Use of Welfare Surveillance Program

Social housing seen in Rotterdam, Netherlands, January 1, 2016.
February 5, 2020 Dispatches

Myanmar Again Cuts Rakhine State’s Internet

Restore Telecommunications, Allow Aid to Conflict Areas

A telecommunications tower in Mrauk U township, Rakhine State, Myanmar. The township is one of nine where the government has imposed an internet blackout since June 21, 2019.
February 5, 2020 Dispatches

Lebanon’s Military Courts Have No Business Trying Civilians

Parliament Should Pass Law to Remove Civilians from Military Jurisdiction

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February 3, 2020 Dispatches

Zimbabwe’s Wetlands Key for Right to Clean Water

On World Wetlands Day, Government Should Commit to Protect

A man fetches water from a disused quarry in Harare, October 1, 2019.
January 31, 2020 Dispatches

Iraq’s ISIS Trials Don’t Deliver Justice – Including for Children

UN Report Finds Unfair Trials, Torture, Overreliance on Confessions

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January 30, 2020 Dispatches

More Americans Favor Decriminalizing Sex Work

Decriminalization Could Help End Abuses Against Sex Workers in the US

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January 29, 2020 Dispatches

A Step Forward for 10,000 Rohingya Refugee Children

Bangladesh Allows Kids to Receive Formal Education

Rohingya refugee students demonstrate
January 29, 2020 Dispatches

French Police to Stop Using Explosive Tear Gas Grenades

Other Dangerous Crowd Control Weapons Remain in Use

Protester picks up a tear gas grenade during a police charge on December 8, 2019 on the Champs Elysees, Paris.
January 29, 2020 Dispatches

Welcome New Monitoring for Poland

First such Council of Europe Move for an EU State in over 20 Years

The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly votes to bring Poland under its monitoring procedure, January 28, 2020, Strasbourg.
January 28, 2020 Dispatches

New Tennessee Law Deepens Discrimination Against LGBT People

Lawmakers Should Reject Bills Harming LGBT People, Children

Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee, January 8, 2020.
January 28, 2020 Dispatches

People with Albinism Form First Ever Global Alliance

New Coalition Seeks to Combat Abuse, Stigma Around the World

Persons with albinism from six regions around the the world voted unanimously to form a global alliance on albinism.

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