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January 20, 2017 Dispatches

China Poised to Repeat Tibet Mistakes

Abusive Policies Planned for Uyghur Region

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January 19, 2017 Dispatches

After Narayanganj verdict, Bangladesh should disband RAB

Lack of accountability has created a rogue force

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January 19, 2017 Dispatches

Gambia Crisis Heightens as New President Inaugurated

Adama Barrow Promises to Turn Page on Rights Abuses

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January 19, 2017 Dispatches

Tentacles of Philippine Police Killings Spread

Anti-Drug Squad Linked to Murder of South Korean Businessman

Jennelyn Olaires, 26, cradles the body of her partner, who was killed by a vigilante group, according to police, in a spate of drug-related killings in Pasay City in Metro Manila, July 23, 2016.
January 18, 2017 Dispatches

More Than 2 Billion Steps in the Right Direction

Marches Around the Globe Affirm That Women’s Rights are Human Rights

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January 18, 2017 Dispatches

Russian Environment NGOs: An Endangered Species

Environmental Rights Center Labeled “Foreign Agent”

Artem Alexeev, Bellona-St. Petersburg executive director, at the all-Russia conference, “Reality and perspectives of ecological movement in Russia,” November 1, 2016.
January 18, 2017 Dispatches

Indonesian Government Says Adultery is Not a Crime

Official Defends Privacy Rights at Constitutional Court

Indonesia's Constitutional Court is seen during a hearing in Jakarta August 12, 2009.
January 18, 2017 Dispatches

Opposition Activist Imprisoned in Armenia After Protest

Government Seeks No Accountability for Police Misconduct

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January 18, 2017 Dispatches

China Breaks a Human Rights Lawyer

Li Chunfu Endured 18 Months of Secret Detention and Torture

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January 17, 2017 Dispatches

Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning’s Sentence

Snowden Still Waiting for Pardon

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January 17, 2017 Dispatches

Philippine Officials’ Anti-Condom Stance Imperils Youth

Condoms Needed in High Schools to Curb HIV Transmission

Students receive free condoms at an event organized by the United Nations Population Fund in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, July 11, 2014.
January 17, 2017 Dispatches

Still Out of School in South Africa

Government Should Tackle Discrimination and Exclusion Against Children With Disabilities

Rito, 8, lives in Diepsloot, Gauteng Province.
January 17, 2017 Dispatches

Another Youth Activist Convicted on False Drug Charges in Azerbaijan

Authorities Fail to Investigate Ill-treatment Allegations

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January 17, 2017 Dispatches

Obama Commutes Manning’s Sentence, Will Snowden Be Next?

Future Whistleblowers Are Watching

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January 17, 2017 Dispatches

It’s Time to End Child Statelessness in Estonia

UN Experts Should Address Issue During Review of Estonia’s Rights Record

Estonia's President Toomas Hendrik addresses the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S. September 21, 2016.

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