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March 20, 2019 News Release

Tajikistan: Release Gravely Ill Activist

Political Prisoner Says Guards Beat Him, Refused Him Medicine

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March 20, 2019 Dispatches

Is China the EU’s ‘Dear Friend’ or ‘Strategic Rival’ on Human Rights?

Mixed Messages Open Weeks of Key Meetings

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March 20, 2019 Dispatches

Another Brutal Crackdown by Hamas in Gaza

Beatings & Arrests of Rights Defenders, Journalists, Demonstrators Reflect Systematic Practice

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March 19, 2019 News Release

Thailand: Structural Flaws Subvert Election

Stacked Senate, Media Restrictions, Repressive Laws Undermine Right to Vote

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks during a press conference about government's achievements at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Feb. 1, 2019.
March 19, 2019 Interview

Interview: The Invisible Struggle of Japan’s Transgender Population

A Regressive Law is Forcing Some Transgender People to be Sterilized

Fumino Sugiyama, a transgender man, holds his Japanese ID card, which reads “female,” at his home in Tokyo.
March 19, 2019 News Release

Japan: Compelled Sterilization of Transgender People

Reform Legal Procedure for Gender Recognition

Fumino Sugiyama, a transgender man, holds his Japanese ID card, which reads “female,” at his home in Tokyo.
March 19, 2019 Dispatches

Kazakhstan’s Soviet-Era Leader Resigns After 30 Years

Now Is a Chance to Guarantee Kazakh Citizens Their Rights

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March 19, 2019 Dispatches

Jailed in Burundi for Scribbles on President’s Photo

Authorities Should Stop Harassing Schoolchildren, Focus on Rights Violations

Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza takes part in a ceremony in Bujumbura.
March 19, 2019 Dispatches

Arrest of Bangladesh FIFA Member Exposes Free Speech Crackdown

Mahfuza Akhter Kiron briefly Jailed for Saying Prime Minister Favors Cricket over Football

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March 19, 2019 Dispatches

#Justice4Farkhunda in Afghanistan, 4 Years On

Afghan Justice System Fails Victims of Violence

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March 19, 2019 Dispatches

UN Rights Body Should Probe Nicaragua Crackdown

Human Rights Council Resolution Calls for Monitoring, Reporting on Crisis

An officer of the National Police shoots at a group of people outside the shopping mall Metrocentro in Managua, Nicaragua, May 28, 2018.
March 19, 2019 News Release

Argentina: Inquiry Threatens Judicial Independence

Withdraw Request to Investigate Judge

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March 19, 2019 Commentary

‘Bujumbura Can Close the Doors of Burundi, But It Can’t Hide the Repression’

Member of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, Françoise Hampson (L), and chairman Doudou Diène (C), give a press conference to present a report on rights violations in the country on September 5, 2018 in Geneva.
March 19, 2019 Dispatches

Sex Education Under Fire Again in Poland

Fact-based Sex Education That Recognizes LGBT People Saves Lives

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March 19, 2019 Commentary

Just One Month In, Optimism Around CAR’s Peace Deal Is Fading

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