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June 30, 2018 Dispatches

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June 29, 2018 Dispatches

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FOSTA will inhibit free speech, put workers at risk

June 29, 2018 Dispatches

US Turning Its Back on Human Rights

Withdrawal from UN Body Mirrors Abuses at Home

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June 29, 2018 Dispatches

Public Hanging Won’t End Child Sexual Violence in Pakistan

Better Protect Children Instead of Turning Punishment into a Spectacle

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June 29, 2018 Dispatches

Jailed Critics, Activists in Russia Still Waiting for Freedom

Will There be Good News before World Cup Ends in Two Weeks?

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June 29, 2018 Dispatches

Oppose Russia and China’s Assault on Human Rights at UN

Huge Budget Cuts Sought for Monitoring Missions

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June 29, 2018 Dispatches

A Better US List of Countries Using Child Soldiers

State Department Restores Burma and Iraq to its Annual List of Violators

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June 28, 2018 Dispatches

UK and its Intelligence Agencies Slammed for Role in Ill-Treatment of Terrorism Suspects

Parliamentary Reports Underscore Lack of Accountability and Scant Learning from Past Mistakes

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June 28, 2018 Dispatches

Turkey Has No Excuse to Ban Istanbul Pride March

Protect, End Discrimination Against LGBTI Community

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June 27, 2018 Dispatches

Family Separation Beyond the US Border

Millions of Children Are Separated From Incarcerated Parents

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June 27, 2018 Dispatches

Kyrgyzstan Extradites Activist to Risk of Torture

Kyrgyz Government Flagrantly Denies Activist’s Rights, Violates Their Obligations

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June 27, 2018 Dispatches

UN’s ‘List of Shame’ Goes Easy on Saudi-Led Coalition

Hundreds of Yemeni Children Killed and Wounded in Airstrikes

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June 27, 2018 Dispatches

Do Indonesia’s Abusive ‘Virginity Tests’ Hurt UN Peacekeeping Operations?

Government Unable to Meet Female Recruitment Targets

June 27, 2018 Dispatches

US Supreme Court Chips Away at Women’s Right to Information

Ruling Threatens Women’s Reproductive Rights and Health

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Let’s Focus on Inclusion, Not Random Acts of Kindness

People With Disabilities Should Not Be Portrayed as Objects of Charity

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