Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Flawed Trial of Journalists, Activists
Click to expand Image Families of the journalists and activists on trial on February 16, 2021, sitting outside the Erbil District Court of Appeal. © 2021 NRT Digital Media (Beirut) – A court in the...
View ArticleUS FedEx Shooting Should Be Investigated as Possible Hate Crime
Click to expand Image Members of the Sikh Coalition gather at the Sikh Satsang of Indianapolis to formulate the group's response to the shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis that claimed the...
View ArticleRussia: Arbitrary Detentions at Pro-Navalny Protests
Click to expand Image A woman argues with a police officer during a protest in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Ulan-Ude, Russia, April 21, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Anna Ogorodnik...
View ArticleIndia Falters Amid Growing Covid-19 Crisis
Click to expand Image A hospital information board shows non-availability of beds in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo As India faces the world’s fastest-growing number of Covid-19...
View ArticleBolsonaro’s Empty Promises to Protect the Amazon
Speaking at the Leaders Summit on Climate convened by the United States today, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro insisted he’s committed to protecting the Amazon and even pledged more resources for...
View ArticleDominican Republic: End Total Abortion Ban
Click to expand Image An abortion rights activist holds a plastic medallion reading "For the #3Causales (#3LegalGrounds), Life, Health and Dignity" during a protest to urge parliament to approve a...
View ArticleCanada’s New Climate Target Falls Short
Click to expand Image Canada's Liberal leader and Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, October 20, 2015. © 2015 Reuters At the US Climate Summit...
View ArticleHungary’s Scrapping of NGO Law Insufficient to Protect Civil Society
Click to expand Image People protest in Heroes’ square against a new law that would undermine Central European University, a liberal graduate school of social sciences founded by U.S. financier George...
View ArticleCameroon: Ensure Credible Inquiry on Covid-19 Funds
Click to expand Image A picture showing Cameroon President Paul Biya who recently gave directives to improve oversight and investigate misappropriation of Covid-19 funding. © 2018 Lintao Zhang/Pool...
View ArticleMexico: Reform Marijuana Policy
Click to expand Image Young people consumed marijuana and demonstrated at the Monumento a la Revolución in Mexico City on the occasion of Weed Day, April 20, 2021. © 2021 Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto via...
View ArticleWorld Food Program Set to Help Venezuelan Children
Click to expand Image A girl reaches for a tangerine at a soup kitchen in Petare, Venezuela, February 27, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos On April 19, the World Food Program (WFP), the United...
View ArticleVenezuela: Security Force Abuses at Colombia Border
(Washington, DC) – Venezuelan security forces have committed egregious abuses against local residents during a weeks-long operation against armed groups on the border with Colombia, Human Rights Watch...
View ArticleUN Elections Shouldn’t Disparage Human Rights
Click to expand Image U.N. headquarters Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. © AP Photo/Jeenah Moon When the United Nations General Assembly held its annual election for seats on the Human Rights Council last...
View ArticleAn Opportunity to Lower Drug Costs in the US
Click to expand Image File photo showing pharmaceuticals. © 2018 AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File Last week, members of the United States House of Representatives reintroduced a bill to lower...
View ArticleAnd the Oscar for Censorship Goes to Xi Jinping
Click to expand Image Director Chloe Zhao, winner of the Academy Award for Best Director for her film "Nomadland," poses at the Oscars in Los Angeles, April 25, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Chris Pizzello,...
View ArticleAbusive Israeli Policies Constitute Crimes of Apartheid, Persecution
(Jerusalem) – Israeli authorities are committing the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The finding is based on an overarching...
View ArticleNearly 400 MEPs and MPs Join Chorus of Voices Calling for a TRIPS Waiver on...
Click to expand Image © The European Commission and European Union (EU) Member States continue to ignore growing calls for a patent waiver that would increase global production and availability of...
View ArticleCambodia: Revise Flawed Disability Bill
Click to expand Image Front side of the National Assembly of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, May 7, 2019. © Daniel Kalker/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images (Bangkok) – The Cambodian government should revise a...
View ArticleJapan: Suspend Aid Benefitting Myanmar Junta
Click to expand Image People protest the Myanmar Armed Forces in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo on April 1, 2021. © The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images (Tokyo) – The...
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