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April 20, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Will France’s State of Emergency Ever End?

Members of special French RAID forces, French riot police (CRS), soldiers and forensic experts are seen at a raid zone in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, in this November 18, 2015 file photo.

April 20, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: One Year on, Empty Promises Haunt Nepal’s Earthquake Survivors

A man sits on top of the debris of houses damaged during the earthquake last year in Bhaktapur, Nepal, January 29, 2016.

April 20, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Yemen Accountability Should Top Obama's Saudi Agenda

The home of Muhammad Munfarih, which was destroyed in a fourth airstrike on the residential neighborhood of al-Hassaba in Sanaa, the capital, on September 21, 2015. The airstrike killed Munfarih and 17 other members of his family.

April 19, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Year after Landmark Case, Widows Still Waiting

April 19, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Afghanistan’s Civilians Bear Brunt of Taliban Offensive

A forensic expert inspects through a window of a government security building after a blast in Kabul, Afganistan, April 19, 2016.

April 19, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Free from Baku’s Grip, Reunited with Family

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April 19, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: US Coming to Grips on Prison Sentencing

Inmates walk the hallways during a media tour of the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 7, 2015.

April 18, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: High Stakes for a US Supreme Court Immigration Case

Immigrants and community leaders rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to mark the one-year anniversary of President Barack Obama's executive orders on immigration in Washington, November 20, 2015.

April 18, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: ISIS Knocks on the Door of Turkey’s “Safe Zone”

Ikdah camp in Syria near Turkish border

April 15, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Kremlin Mopping Up the Remaining Dissenters in Crimea

Russian security forces attempt to block Crimean Tatars trying to cross a checkpoint connecting Crimea to the rest of Ukraine, to attend a meeting.

April 15, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Lack of Justice for Victims in Kenya is no Cause for Celebration

Kamene F. stands outside her house in a slum in Nairobi with her 7-year-old son born from rape.

April 15, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: EU Should Greet Indonesian President with Rights Message

Indonesian President Joko Widodo gestures during an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia February 10, 2016.

April 15, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: A Refugee Sanctuary on Lesbos the Pope Should Visit

Mural painting welcoming asylum seekers and migrants at PIKPA, a volunteer-run camp on Lesbos island, Greece. Since 2012 thousands of people fleeing war and persecution who have reached the island have found shelter at PIKPA.

April 14, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Swimming against the LGBT Tide in China

Activists raise a rainbow flag as they march during a demonstration to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia in Changsha, Hunan province May 17, 2013.

April 14, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Time to Tackle Rights Failings in “House of Football”

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