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February 14, 2023 Dispatches

Some Governments, Companies Take Steps to Protect Children

Privacy Secured for Millions of Children Learning Online Worldwide

A girl studies online at home during Covid-19 school closures in Berlin.
February 13, 2023 Dispatches

South Sudan Expands Access to Free Education

Millions of Children May Benefit

Students attend a class at Mercy School in Juba, South Sudan.
February 13, 2023 Dispatches

Hong Kong Court Rejects Compulsory Surgery for Trans Men

Ruling Upholds Privacy Rights, Highlights Need for Broader Reform

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February 10, 2023 Dispatches

US Should Stop Scapegoating Migrants

Biden's Misguided Praise for Abusive Policies Disregards Lives Lost

A man shows a portrait of Wilmer Tulul in Tzucubal, Guatemala. Wilmer and his cousin Pascual, both 13, were among the dead discovered inside a tractor-trailer near auto salvage yards on the edge of San Antonio, Texas.
February 10, 2023 Dispatches

The Perils of Journalism in Cameroon

High-Level Arrests as Another Journalist Murdered

Martinez Zogo, right, and Jean Jacques Ola Bebe, left. 
February 9, 2023 Dispatches

American Bar Association Backs Intersex Autonomy

Resolution Reinforces Informed Consent for Elective Surgeries

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Ouster of Anti-LGBT Official in Japan Should Prompt Reform

Tokyo Should Live Up to Peers for May G7 Summit

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologizes for discriminatory remarks about the LGBT community by his former executive secretary at the House of Representatives.
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No Clarity Over Journalist’s Death in Rwanda

“Suspect” Convicted of Manslaughter After Hasty, Quiet Trial

 John Williams Ntwali
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Hungary Court Closes Door on Transgender Legal Recognition

Activists Will Appeal to European Court of Human Rights

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February 9, 2023 Dispatches

Denmark, Sweden Offer Protection to All Women, Girls from Afghanistan

EU Member States Should Follow as Taliban Crackdown Continues

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February 8, 2023 Dispatches

Algeria Shuts Down Its Flagship Rights Group

Repression Comes Full Circle

Ali Yahia Abdennour, long-time president of the Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights.
February 8, 2023 Dispatches

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Handing Over of Search Boat Makes EU More Complicit in Abuses

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February 7, 2023 Dispatches

Russia Legalizes Massive DNA Collection Without Oversight

New Law Is an Assault on the Right to Privacy

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February 7, 2023 Dispatches

Indian Courts Provide Government a Pathway on Rights

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