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January 22, 2021 Dispatches

Where’s the Accountability for the Beirut Blast?

Nearly Six Months Later, Victims Still Await Answers

Aftermath of the explosion in Beirut’s port that devastated the city, killing more than 200 people, injuring more than 6,000, and leaving 300,000 people without shelter.
January 22, 2021 Dispatches

Ukraine Police Break up Peaceful Protest Against Far-Right Violence

13 Protesters Detained, Face Fines

Поліція затримує протестуючих на протесті проти безкарності за ультраправе насильство, Київ, Україна, 19 січня 2021 року.
January 21, 2021 Dispatches

Norway Arrests Highlight Impact of Pandemic on Sex Workers

Governments Should Include Sex Workers in Public Health and Financial Support Responses

People demonstrate in support of sex workers, April 14, 2018. 
January 21, 2021 Dispatches

Youth Activists Acquitted in Congo

Peaceful Demonstration Is a Right, Not a Crime

Members of the citizens’ movement Lucha after they were acquitted by a military court in Beni territory, Democratic Republic of Congo, on January 20, 2021.
January 20, 2021 Dispatches

On Day One, US President Biden Reverses Odious Travel Ban

Important Step Toward a Rights-Respecting Immigration System

President Joe Biden signs his first executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, January 20, 2021. 
January 20, 2021 Dispatches

Older People Not Spared in Tajikistan’s Crackdown

80-Year-Old Jailed for 7 Years for Helping Families of Political Prisoners

Doniyor Nabiev (file photo).
January 20, 2021 Dispatches

Kazakh Authorities Target Rights Groups in Coordinated Attack

Kazakhstan’s Partners Should Condemn Government’s Stifling of Free Association

From left to right: the head of Erkindik Kanaty, Elena Shvetsova, with lawyers Olga Enns and Roman Reimer, in the office of the deputy head of the tax department, Erlik Mukanov, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, January 18, 2021.
January 18, 2021 Dispatches

Another Political Activist Jailed in Russia

Azat Miftakhov Sentenced to 6 Years on Controversial Hooliganism Charges

Mathematics and mechanics graduate student at Moscow State University Azat Miftakhov before the court session in Golovinsky district court. September 05, 2019. 
January 18, 2021 Dispatches

Russian Authorities Jail Poisoned Putin Critic

Alexei Navalny’s Arrest Arbitrary, Politically Motivated

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny takes part in a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2020.
January 18, 2021 Dispatches

Proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty Could Undermine Human Rights

Delegations Should Insist on Civil Society Inclusion and Respect for Rights

U.N. headquarters Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon)
January 16, 2021 Dispatches

UK Lags Behind Tackling Forced Labor in Xinjiang

New Measures to Address Abuses in Chinese Region Insufficient

People work amidst massive piles of cotton in China's Xinjiang province. 
January 15, 2021 Dispatches

European Court Accepts Case to Adjudicate Abuses in Crimea

Decision Recognizes Abuses in Crimea Are Attributable to Russia

January 15, 2021 Dispatches

Cameroon Court Denies Request to Release Opposition Leaders

Free Arbitrarily Arrested Opponents, Ensure Freedom of Assembly

Demonstrators stopped by gendarmes and police in Bafang, West Cameroon, on September 22, 2020.
January 15, 2021 Dispatches

Top US Officials Knew of Harm Caused by Separating Families

Bad Policy, Planning and Heartlessness of ‘Zero Tolerance’ at Border

People hold signs to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to detain children crossing the southern U.S. border and separating families outside of City Hall in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 7, 2018.
January 14, 2021 Dispatches

Momentum Builds Around Intersex Protection in India

Delhi Child Rights Commission Recommends an End to Risky Surgeries

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