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January 24, 2022 Dispatches

Afghan Women’s Rights Activists Forcibly Disappeared

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January 24, 2022 News Release

Guatemala: Anti-Trans Bill Threatens Rights

Reject Discrimination; Bolster Protections for LGBT People

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A fire broke out in a severely overcrowded prison in Gitega, Burundi’s political capital, early on December 7, 2021.
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UN Reviews Venezuela’s Poor Human Rights Record

Recommendations Should Focus on Judicial Independence, Free Elections, End to Repression

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Prioritize Rights, Justice in Southern Thailand Peace Efforts

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January 19, 2022 Commentary

Japan’s government should stop training Myanmar’s military

Japan’s defence ministry claims the program, which includes combat training, will inspire change from within. That’s not going to happen.

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