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July 23, 2021 Dispatches

Belarus Authorities Launch Purge of Civic Groups

Forced Closure of Dozens of Human Rights Organizations

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a cabinet meeting in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, July 23, 2021, announcing a "purge" on civil society. 
July 23, 2021 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: A Year On, Demand for Justice for Azimjon Askarov’s Death

Human Rights Defender Died in Arbitrary Detention

Grave of human rights defender Azimjon Askarov, who was arbitrarily arrested, tortured, convicted after an unfair trial in Kyrgyzstan and passed away in detention on June 25, 2020.
July 23, 2021 Commentary

Ben & Jerry’s Is Shunning Israeli Settlements. The US Should Too.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the State Department in Washington, standing in front of a world map and a US flag.
July 23, 2021 Dispatches

Biden Tells Central American Asylum Seekers to Stay Home

When Lives Are Threatened, Waiting for Protection May Not Be an Option

President Joe Biden speaks at a CNN town hall at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, OH on July 21, 2021.
July 23, 2021 Dispatches

Europe’s Lack of Vision on Rule of Law

Reporting Not Matched by Action to Protect Democratic Institutions

European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders delivers the opening statements during a plenary session on the Commissions 2020 Rule of law report at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium on June 23, 2021. 
July 22, 2021 Dispatches

China Restarts Forced Returns of Refugees to North Korea

At Least 1,170 North Koreans Face Torture, Sexual Abuse if Sent Back

Photos of the North Korean refugees helped by the North Korea Refugees Human Rights Association of Korea are displayed in Seoul, South Korea on June 11, 2019.
July 22, 2021 News Release

Iran: Deadly Response to Water Protests

3 Protesters Reported Killed in Southwestern Khuzestan Province

Map of Iran with Khuzestan Province Highlighted
July 22, 2021 Dispatches

Argentina Recognizes Non-Binary Identities

Decree Allows for Third Gender Option in Identification Documents

President Alberto Fernández (center) with other authorities and members of social organizations, form an 'X', at the Bicentennial Museum in Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 21, 2021
July 22, 2021 Statement

Written Testimony to the US House Western Hemisphere Subcommittee on Cuba

July 22, 2021 Dispatches

Hasty, Harsh Sentence for Congo Critic

Rising Opposition to Discriminatory Nationality Bill

Jacky Ndala.
July 22, 2021 Statement

NGOs urge, European countries should immediately cease all deportations to Afghanistan

July 22, 2021 Dispatches

UK Leaves Out Pregnant People from Heat Health Warnings

Government Should Include Pregnant People in Heat Action and Climate Adaptation Plans

A woman walks under a parasol to shelter from the sun in Birmingham, U.K., on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. The U.K.'s Met Office has issued its first-ever Extreme Heat weather warning, stating that continuing high temperatures will lead to public health impacts.
July 22, 2021 Dispatches

End Athlete Abuse in Pursuit of Olympic Medals in Japan

Join #AthletesAgainstAbuse Campaign to Stand with Survivors

Athlete Abuse Japan
July 22, 2021 News Release

France: Class Action Lawsuit against Ethnic Profiling

Civil Society Organizations File Case with Council of State over Systemic Racial Discrimination

Police agents check identity documents of passerby during the lockdown in Rennes, France. April 11, 2020.
July 22, 2021 News Release

Abuses in Aluminum Supply Chains a Blind Spot for Car Industry

Car Companies Should Drive Up Standards at Mines, Refineries, Smelters

Women from Hamdallaye village, in Guinea’s Boké region, in 2018. In 2020, Hamdallaye was relocated to a new site by La Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée, a mining company backed by mining giants Alcoa, Rio Tinto, and Dadco. The new site lacks adequate farmland, housing, water and sanitation.

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