Pregnant Girls and Young Mothers in Kenya Have the Right to Education
Click to expand Image Young mothers carry their children as they collect books at a secondary school in Kenya, January 8, 2021. © 2021 Monicah Mwangi/Reuters “I want to [talk] about female candidates...
View ArticleTurkmenistan: Threats Against Relatives of Dissidents Abroad
Click to expand Image Rozybai Jumamadov, whose 14-year-old nephew and family were harassed and threatened by authorities in Turkmenistan, May 2020. © 2020 Rozybai Jumamadov (Vienna) – Turkmen security...
View ArticleInternational Committee of the Red Cross Backs Killer Robot Ban
Click to expand Image An ambulance with a red cross and bullet holes is exhibited at the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland, November 2017. © 2017 Martial...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s 'Deadly Air' Case Highlights Health Risks from Coal
Click to expand Image Fence line communities near Duvha Power Station, Mpumalanga, South Africa. © Daylin Paul When you approach the town of Secunda in the coal-rich province of Mpumalanga in eastern...
View ArticlePandemic’s Dire Global Impact on Education
Click to expand Image Alison Quinotoa eyes her cell phone as she receives classes via the internet, at her home in La Josefina, Ecuador, in September 2020, due to her school being closed because of...
View ArticleAfghan Women, Girls Should Not Pay for Their Government’s Abuses
Click to expand Image Women and children walk along the Nadir Khan hilltop overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2017. © 2017 Rahmat Gul/AP Donor countries to Afghanistan say they want to keep...
View ArticleEurope’s Worrying Surge of Antisemitism
Click to expand Image Police officers at the entrance to the New Synagogue in the state capital in Thuringia, Erfurt, Germany, on May 18, 2021. © 2021 Martin Schutt/picture-alliance/dpa via AP Images...
View ArticleEgypt: Prisoner’s Family Detained for Torture Complaints
Click to expand Image From left to right: Abdelrahman al-Showeikh, Gamal al-Showeikh, Salsbeel al-Showeikh, and Hoda Abdel Hamid. © 2021 Private (Beirut) – Egyptian authorities should immediately and...
View ArticleMalaysia: Free Speech Under Increasing Threat
Click to expand Image A protester raises his fist during a demonstration in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 29, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo/Vincent Thian (Bangkok) – The Malaysian authorities are...
View ArticleSudan: Lethal Force Used Against Protesters
Click to expand Image Sudanese protesters gather to commemorate the two-year anniversary of a deadly crackdown by security forces outside the army headquarters in Khartoum, Sudan, on May 11, 2021. ©...
View ArticleBelarusian Authorities Move to Silence Leading Media Outlet
Click to expand Image Marina Zolotova, editor-in-chief of Tut.by independent news website, speaks to the media after the announcement of her sentence for illegally obtaining information from a...
View ArticleAuthorities in Kazakhstan Can’t Take a Joke
Click to expand Image Temirlan Ensebek talks to reporters outside a police station in Almaty, Kazakhstan on May 15, 2021. © 2021 RFE/RL Temirlan Ensebek, a 25-year-old from Almaty, Kazakhstan, is...
View ArticleUganda: Drop Charges Against Law Student
Click to expand Image Mike Muhima © 2020 Edgar Kazibwe. (Kampala) – Ugandan authorities should drop the abusive charges against a 24-year-old law student over a tweet, Human Rights Watch said today....
View ArticleSpain: Missed Opportunity on Gender Recognition
Click to expand Image The president of the Trans Platform Federation, Mar Cambrollé seen during a rally to pass the so-called 'Trans Law' in the Congress of Deputies in Madrid. © 2021 Oscar Fuentes /...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament Freezes Trade Deal with China
Click to expand Image European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese...
View ArticleAbandoned Corpses in Rural India Indicate Surge in Covid-19 Deaths
Click to expand Image Policemen stand next to the bodies buried in shallow graves on the banks of Ganges river in Prayagraj, India, May 15, 2021. © Kumar Singh/AP Photo Hundreds of corpses, many...
View ArticleGaza Hostilities Underscore ICC’s Role
Click to expand Image The International Criminal Court at The Hague. © 2018 HRW Israeli forces have launched relentless airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, while Hamas and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza...
View ArticleBangladesh: Arrest of Journalist Investigating Corruption
Click to expand Image A protester holds a placard reading "Free Rozina Islam " during a demonstration at the National Press Club in Dhaka on May 19, 2021. © 2021 Md Manik/SOPA Images/Sipa USA (New...
View ArticleCanada Bans Use of Toxic Pesticide
Click to expand Image Temporary workers plant strawberries on a farm in Mirabel, Quebec, Wednesday, May 6, 2020. © 2020 Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP Last week, the Canadian government...
View ArticleIndonesia: Suspend, Revise New Internet Regulation
Click to expand Image Minister of Communication and Information Johnny G. Plate speaks at the commemoration of the 2020 National Press Day in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, February 8, 2020....
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