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August 26, 2024 Dispatches

UN Report Details Sri Lanka’s Dire Rights Situation

Human Rights Council Should Renew Monitoring, Evidence Collection

Sri Lankan police disperse anti-government protesters with tear gas and water cannons during a protest demanding the resignation of President Rani Wickremesinghe’s government in Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 24, 2022.

August 26, 2024 Dispatches

Philippine Censors Ban Film on Enforced Disappearances

Marcos Administration Should Overturn X Rating on Documentary

Edita Burgos (R) holds a portrait of her missing son, Jonas Burgos, while posing with her younger son JL Burgos, who directed the film “Alipato at Muog," a documentary about Jonas’ forced disappearance, Cinemalaya Film Festival, Pasay, Philippines, August 1, 2024.

August 23, 2024 Dispatches

A Rights-Based Global Response to Mpox Emergency in Africa

Global Solidarity Needed to Ensure Equitable Access to Treatments, Prevent Further Spread

A health worker attends to an mpox patient at a treatment center in Munigi, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, August 19, 2024.

August 22, 2024 Dispatches

Australian Children Facing ‘Egregious’ Violations in Justice System

Children’s Commissioner Report Calls for Nationally Coordinated Reform

A view of the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre. Located in northern Queensland, Lotus Glen Correctional Centre is a male prison with a capacity to detain roughly 730 prisoners, over half of whom are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners

August 20, 2024 Dispatches

Japan Should Resist Cambodia’s Transnational Repression

Phnom Penh’s Crackdown on Critics Abroad Threatens Freedom of Expression

August 16, 2024 Dispatches

Houthis Raid UN Human Rights Office in Yemen

Crackdown on United Nations, Civil Society Groups amid Humanitarian Crises

Soldiers in uniform ride in a military vehicle down a city street

August 16, 2024 Dispatches

Eswatini Supreme Court Rubber Stamps Repression

Uphold Rights to Freedom of Association, Expression, and Assembly

Activists light candles while holding posters at a tribute to the assassinated human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko, Eswatini, formerly Swaziland

August 15, 2024 Dispatches

Doctor’s Rape, Murder in India Sparks Protests

Enforce Laws Against Sexual Abuse, Including in Workplace

August 15, 2024 Dispatches

Türkiye, Kurdish Songs and Dances Are Not Terrorist Propaganda

End Abusive Prosecutions and Detentions

August 15, 2024 Dispatches

Deaths of People with Disabilities Surge in Spain, As Does the Heat

Better Data Needed to Improve Protections

Fernando Uceta, who has COPD, uses a portable oxygen concentrator to breathe as he sits on the balcony of his home during the summer heatwave, in Barcelona's Raval neighbourhood, Spain, June 27, 2023.

August 15, 2024 Dispatches

Disinformation About US Elections Targets Communities of Color

Safeguarding Accurate Information Needed to Ensure Free and Fair Elections

The Phoenix, Arizona studio of La Campesina, a Spanish-language radio network that seeks to provide Latinx voters the facts about voting and how elections are run, March 20, 2024.

August 14, 2024 Dispatches

Renewed Hope for Justice for Burundi Massacre

20 Years After Attack on Gatumba Refugee Camp, Victims File Criminal Cases

Mourners gather during a mass funeral service for the more than 150 Congolese who were massacred the previous weekend, at Gatumba, a UN-run refugee camp in Burundi, August 16, 2004.

August 13, 2024 Dispatches

Tanzanian Arrests Bad Omen for Upcoming Elections

Respect Rights of Opposition; Release Those Wrongfully Detained

Supporters of Tanzania's main opposition party, Chadema, protest with the party's deputy chairman, Tundu Lissu, front center, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, January 24, 2024.

August 13, 2024 Dispatches

Cameroonian Social Media Activist Feared Forcibly Disappeared

Confirm Steve Akam’s Detention and Location, Release Him

Screenshot of a video published on social media on July 21, 2024 and showing Steve Akam, also known as Ramon Cotta, at the border between Gabon and Cameroon.

August 12, 2024 Dispatches

Tunisia Hollows Out its Media Landscape Ahead of Elections

Clampdown Stifles Diverse Voices, Political Debate

Protesters with red tape over their mouths hold placards

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