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May 23, 2017 Dispatches

In Thailand, a Mother’s 7-Year Fight

Payao Arrested While Protesting Army’s Killing of Her Daughter

Payao Akhad performs at a Walk for Justice at Wat Pathum Wanaram, Bangkok, on May 19, 2017.
May 22, 2017 Dispatches

Azerbaijan Should Release Prominent Political Activist

3 Years After European Court Judgment, Ilgar Mammadov Languishes in Prison

Ilgar Mammadov
May 21, 2017 Dispatches

Armenia Should Prioritize Children Over Orphanages

Embezzlement Allegations Highlight Unsuitability of Institutions for Children

A boy sits on a swing in the courtyard of an orphanage for children with disabilities, Yerevan, Armenia.
May 21, 2017 Dispatches

Jerusalem Home Demolitions Harm Children

Paying the Price of Occupation

Ashraf Fawaqa and his daughter Sima, 4, stand next to the rubble of their East Jerusalem home on May 15; Israeli authorities demolished the house on May 4 because they lacked a permit.
May 20, 2017 Dispatches

Rouhani Win Matters for Human Rights

In Second Term, Should Move on Rights Reforms

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani casts his vote during the presidential election in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2017.
May 19, 2017 Dispatches

The Rights Weekender

Miriam Merten shown on CCTV footage from a government hospital in New South Wales, Australia, 2014.
May 18, 2017 Dispatches

European Parliament Demands Investigation Into Ethiopia Killings

Resolution Calls for Urgent UN Inquiry Into Protester Deaths and Detention

Demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the Oromo protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016.
May 18, 2017 Dispatches

Migrant Children Denied an Education

Governments Should Change Laws, Policies Keeping Kids From School

Syrian Kurdish refugees
May 17, 2017 Dispatches

Australia Vies for UN Human Rights Council Seat

Will Treatment of Refugees Affect Bid?

A protester from the Refugee Action Coalition holds a placard during a demonstration outside the offices of the Australian Government Department of Immigration and Border Protection in Sydney, Australia, April 29, 2016.
May 17, 2017 Dispatches

17 Dead in Mass Escape from Papua New Guinea Prison

Authorities Need to Investigate Circumstances of Killings

Buimo prison.
May 17, 2017 Dispatches

Trump Immigrant Crackdown Spurs Surge in Arrests

Tiny Proportion of Those Caught in Sweep Have Violent Criminal Records

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers conduct a targeted enforcement operation in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. on February 9, 2017.
May 17, 2017 Dispatches

Will Afghanistan Prosecute Kandahar’s Torturer-in-Chief?

UN Committee Calls for Action against Gen. Abdul Raziq

General Abdul Raziq, Afghan National Police chief for the southern city of Kandahare, addresses officers during their graduation ceremony at the Kandahar Regional Training Center in southern Afghanistan, Jun. 7, 2012.
May 17, 2017 Dispatches

Chelsea Manning is Free, Others Still at Risk

Whistleblowers, Transgender Prisoners Remain Vulnerable

Chelsea Manning is pictured in this 2010 photograph obtained on August 14, 2013. Courtesy U.S. Army/Handout
May 17, 2017 Dispatches

The Struggle for LGBT Rights in France

Group Recorded Spike in Anti-LGBT Acts in 2016

Demonstration in support of same-sex marriage in Paris, 16 December 2012.
May 17, 2017 Dispatches

Grim Milestone For Jailed 'Harlem Shake' Activist In Azerbaijan

Ilkin Rustamzade Has Served Four Years Following Bogus Conviction 

A protestor holds a sign calling for the release of unjustly imprisoned youth activists.  Baku, September 18, 2016.

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