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March 11, 2019 Dispatches

Complaint Filed Against Bauxite Mining Company in Guinea

Complaint Linked to World Bank Loan Alleges Land Seizures, Damage to Water Sources

A woman in Lansanayah, a village 750 meters from a bauxite mine owned by La Société Minière de Boké consortium.
March 8, 2019 Dispatches

The Long Wait for Justice for Women in India

Some Survivors of Sexual Violence Spend Years Awaiting Compensation

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March 7, 2019 Dispatches

Cameroon Cracks Down on Opponents

High Court Refuses to Release Opposition Figures

Cameroonian opposition leader Maurice Kamto was arrested in Douala on January 28, 2019 for what appears to be politically motivated reasons.
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Tanzania Authorities Cite Bias in Banning of Major English Newspaper

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March 6, 2019 Dispatches

Time for European Conservatives to Take a Stand on Hungary

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Saber Rattling Between India and Pakistan Ignores Kashmiri Human Rights

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Emergency Decrees Bring More Repression in Sudan

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Confronting Discrimination in Georgia

Lawmakers Should Enact Legislation with Long-Overdue Protections

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March 4, 2019 Dispatches

Transfer of ISIS Suspects, Including Foreigners, to Iraq Raises Torture Concerns

Governments Should Ensure Due Process in Trials of Their Nationals

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Swedish Court Says Abuses Against ISIS Fighters Still War Crimes

Iraqi Posted Photos of Himself with Dismembered Corpses

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February 24, 2019 Dispatches

Families of Iraqi ISIS Suspects Transferred from Syria

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Iraqi Security Forces stand guard at the gate of a camp holding families of men suspected of being ISIS affiliates in Bartalla, east of Mosul, Iraq July 15, 2017.
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Ensure Justice in Death of Kenyan Activist

Dubious Police Claims About Caroline Mwatha Ochieng

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Thermo Fisher’s Necessary, But Insufficient, Step in China

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February 22, 2019 Dispatches

US Supreme Court Rules Unanimously Against Excessive Fines

Decision Extends Constitutional Ban on Practice to States

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