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April 17, 2019 Dispatches

Who Cares About Kenyan Women?

Authorities Remain Silent Despite Rising Public Outcry on Violence Against Women

April 16, 2019 Dispatches

Forced Labor Lives on in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Fields

Reforms Need to Target the Underlying Soviet-Era System Encouraging Forced Labor

Women carrying bags of cotton to be weighed and loaded onto a truck in Jizzakh region during the 2016 cotton harvest. The government typically requires people to meet a daily quota of cotton picked, from which the costs of food and transport are deducted.
April 16, 2019 Dispatches

US Does Not Nominate Representative to Critical Rights Body

CERD will Continue to Monitor Abuses in US

President Donald Trump walks out to begin speaking at an event in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border
April 16, 2019 Dispatches

She Accused Assange of Rape. Give Her a Chance for Justice

UK, Deciding Assange's Fate, Should Give Sweden Time to Evaluate Rape Case

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April 16, 2019 Dispatches

Fate of ISIS Kidnapping Victims in Syria Remains Uncertain

Retaking of Territory Provides Opportunity for Answers

A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces removes an Islamic State flag in the town of Tabqa, west of Raqqa city, Syria, April 30, 2017. © 2017 Getty Images
April 15, 2019 Dispatches

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Far-Right and Religious Groups Protested European Lesbian* Conference

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April 15, 2019 Dispatches

South Korea’s Abortion Reform A Model for Others

More Countries Should Join Global Trend Toward Easing Abortion Restrictions

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April 12, 2019 Dispatches

Germany Should Press Kyrgyzstan President on Rights

Merkel should Raise Rights Concerns, Call for Activist’s Release

Kyrgyz President-elect Sooronbai Jeenbekov (front) attends an inauguration ceremony at the Ala-Archa state residence outside Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan November 24, 2017.
April 12, 2019 Dispatches

Burundi: Expelled for Doodles

School Places Politics Above Right to Education

Le président Pierre Nkurunziza, peu après sa prestation de serment pour un troisième mandat en tant que chef d’État du Burundi. Bujumbura, Burundi, 20 août 2015.
April 11, 2019 Dispatches

Connecticut poised to provide free calls to prisoners

Move would offer a lifeline to people behind bars

An inmate makes a phone call from his cell at the Orange County jail in Santa Ana, California, May 24, 2011.
April 10, 2019 Dispatches

Afghanistan’s Media Self-Censors to Survive

Press Freedom at Risk in Deadliest Country for Journalists

Policemen help Afghan journalists, victims of a second blast, in Kabul, Afghanistan April 30, 2018.
April 10, 2019 Dispatches

South Sudanese Leaders Should Use Vatican Visit to Recommit to Justice

Renew Support for the Hybrid Court to Address Past Crimes

Pope Francis and President Salva Kiir
April 10, 2019 Dispatches

Making Life a Little Easier on Ukraine’s Front Lines

Government Eases Crossing Pass Requirements, Should Stop Pension Discrimination

People walking across the crossing point at Stanitsa Luhanska.
April 9, 2019 Dispatches

Keeping Teenage Girls in School

Proposed Bill Signals United States’ Key Role in Supporting Secondary Education Globally

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April 9, 2019 Dispatches

Closure of Key Highway Adds to Kashmir’s Woes

India’s ‘Muscular’ Approach Disregards Rights

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