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February 1, 2018 Dispatches

Indonesia’s Police Chief Investigates Transgender Raids

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February 1, 2018 Dispatches

Polish Crackdown Ahead of Climate Talks

Bill Will Limit Protests During COP24 Summit

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February 1, 2018 Dispatches

Russian Activists Forcibly Disappeared, Allegations of Torture in Custody

Detainee Claims Police Subjected Him to Electric Shocks to Extract Confessions

Viktor Filinkov.
February 1, 2018 Dispatches

Cape Town’s Water Crisis Response Needs to Protect the Rights of Millions

South Africa’s Solution Needs to be Rooted in Respect for the Right to Water

Residents walk past a leaking communal tap in Khayelitsha township, near Cape Town, South Africa, December 12, 2017.
January 30, 2018 Dispatches

UK’s May Needs to Get Tough with China on Rights

Brexit Means Trade, Not Growing Repression, Will Likely Dominate Beijing Visit

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (R) greets China's Vice Premier, Ma Kai, as he arrives in 10 Downing Street, in London November 9, 2016 in London.
January 30, 2018 Dispatches

Ukraine Should Drop Bills Which Hamper Activists’ Work

Parliament Should Postpone Vote Until Venice Commission’s Conclusion

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January 30, 2018 Dispatches

Indonesian Police Arrest Transgender Women

Raids Conducted Under Discriminatory Local Religious Laws

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January 29, 2018 Dispatches

A Whisper of Accountability in Philippine ‘Drug War’

Rare Prosecution of Police Underscores Need for UN-Led Probe

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January 26, 2018 Dispatches

Zimbabwe’s Post-Coup President Heads to African Union Summit

African Union Should Press Zimbabwe for Credible, Free and Fair Elections

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January 26, 2018 Dispatches

Why Children are Dying of Measles in Papua, Indonesia

Lack of Vaccinations, Medical Services Fuel Epidemic

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January 26, 2018 Dispatches

Duterte Threatens to Ban Labor Migration to the Middle East

Philippines Should Demand Stronger Protections for Overseas Filipino Workers

January 26, 2018 Dispatches

Ukraine’s Misguided Curbs on Freedom of Expression

Banning History Book Latest Example

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January 26, 2018 Dispatches

Will Iran’s Parliamentary Visit to Evin Prison Bear Fruit?

Visit Could Become First Step to Investigate Torture, Mistreatment in Prisons

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January 25, 2018 Dispatches

Former US Diplomat Calls Burma Board a ‘Whitewash’

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