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April 9, 2021 Commentary

Biden Needs a Middle East-Wide Human Rights Policy

President Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy, at the State Department in Washington, February 4, 2021. 
April 7, 2021 Dispatches

New Laws Further Stifle Freedom of Speech in Belarus

Parliament Should Reject the Bills, Guarantee Media Freedom

Belarusian journalist Katsiaryna Barysevich, right, and Dr. Artsiom Sorokin attend a court hearing in Minsk, Belarus, 19 February, 2021.
April 6, 2021 Statement

Morocco: Release Omar Radi and Guarantee Fair Trial Proceedings

Joint Call to Moroccan Authorities

Logos of 15 signatory organizations
April 2, 2021 News Release

Myanmar: Hundreds Forcibly Disappeared

Account for Missing Politicians, Activists, Others at Risk of Torture, Death

A man is held by police during a crackdown on anti-coup protesters holding a rally in front of the Myanmar Economic Bank in Mandalay, Myanmar on February 15, 2021.
April 1, 2021 News Release

Afghanistan: Taliban Target Journalists, Women in Media

Attacks Highlight Need to Uphold Press Freedom in Peace Settlement

Afghan journalists film at the site of a bombing attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. 
March 31, 2021 Report

Poland: Escalating Threats to Women Activists

Investigate, Protect Rights Defenders, End Hateful Rhetoric

Protesters hold a banner of Strajk Kobiet (Women's Strike) during a protest in Warsaw on March 8,  International Women's Day, organized by the Women's Strike (Strajk Kobiet) against the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party and the decision of the Constitutional Court.
March 29, 2021 Report

Belarus: Crackdown on Independent Journalism

Stop Prosecutions, Guarantee Freedom of Press

Katsiaryna Barysevich, a journalist for the independent TUT.BY news website enters a court room during a trial in Minsk on 19 February, 2021.
March 26, 2021 Witness

Witness: Journalists Wait for Justice in Belarus

Families of Arrested Reporters Tell Their Stories

Yulia Alsheuskaya looking through the window of her house outside of Minsk, which she shares with her husband Siarhei who is currently in detention, January 2021.
March 26, 2021 Letter

Joint Letter on Threats to Novaya Gazeta and Their Journalist Elena Milashina

March 25, 2021 Statement

Joint NGO Letter to Formula 1 on the Bahrain Grand Prix

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March 18, 2021 Statement

Joint Statement on Belarus: End Reprisals Against Human Rights Defenders

Belarus protest Oct 25
March 16, 2021 Commentary

China's Big Tech Crackdown is Not a Model for the U.S.

If you’re looking for proof that Big Tech never stood a chance against the Chinese Communist Party, here it is.

Photo by Pavlo Gonchar / SOPA Images/Sipa USA
March 13, 2021 News Release

Malaysia: Revoke ‘Fake News’ Ordinance

New Law Criminalizes Expression, Violates Privacy Rights

A television shows a live broadcast of Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin at a shopping outlet in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. 
March 12, 2021 News Release

Myanmar: Facial Recognition System Threatens Rights

Camera Surveillance, Mass Data Collection Bolsters Abusive Junta

A police officer takes visuals of protesters close to the Indonesian Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. 
March 12, 2021 News Release

Condemnation of Egypt’s Abuses at UN Rights Body

Overdue Action is a Step Forward

Egyptian security forces cordon off roads during curfew hours as prevention measures due to the coronavirus outbreak, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 29, 2020

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