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September 5, 2024 Dispatches

Air Pollution Threatens Health and Drives Climate Change

Phase Out Fossil Fuels to Improve Global Air Quality

Smoke from a now-decommissioned factory rising in the air in Bosnian town of Zenica, Bosnia, June, 2, 2017.

September 4, 2024 Dispatches

Tunisia’s Electoral Commission Paves the Way for Kais Saied's Second Term

Commission Should Respect Court Ruling Reinstating Prospective Candidates

A demonstration in front of the Independent High Authority for Elections building against their decision to accept the candidacy of the current president, Kais Saied, and two other candidates, Zouhair Maghzaoui and Ayachi Zammel, running in the presidential elections, Tunis, Tunisia, September 2, 2024.

September 4, 2024 Dispatches

Experts Urge End to Nonconsensual Intersex Surgeries

Surgeons’ Cosmetic Preferences for Appearance of Genitals Don’t Negate Informed Consent

LGBT+ community-led march protests for intersex rights, London, United Kingdom, July 24, 2021.

September 4, 2024 Dispatches

Another Child Dies in Western Australian Youth Detention

Death of 17-year-old With Disability Highlights State Government Failings

A prisoner lies in his solitary confinement cell in the safety unit at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, northern Queensland.

September 3, 2024 Dispatches

Pope Francis Visits Indonesia Amid Rising Religious Intolerance

Roman Catholic Leader Should Call on Authorities to Protect Minority Rights

The parish of St. Joannes Baptista in Parung, near Jakarta, Indonesia, using tents for their services. It has not secured a church permit after applying for more than two decades.

September 3, 2024 Dispatches

720 Australian and Brazilian Children Better Protected from AI Misuse

Child Data Protection Laws Urgently Needed to Protect All Children

Two young girls are playing with their cameras in a garden, Osterode, Germany, January 8, 2016.

September 3, 2024 Dispatches

Killings of Israeli Hostages in Gaza Spark Outrage, Protest

Intentionally Killing Hostages Is a War Crime

Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages taken captive in the Gaza Strip carry pictures of Hersh Goldberg-Polin (L), Almog Sarusi (C) and Alexander Lobanov and other hostages as they protest outside the prime minister's office in Jerusalem on September 1, 2024.

September 3, 2024 Dispatches

Include Disability in Planned Relocation Processes

Equitable Adaptation to Rising Sea Levels Requires Consultations and Inclusion

Local resident of Veivatuloa Village in Fiji looks out at seawater flooding around his home at high tide in July 16, 2022.

September 3, 2024 Dispatches

Movie Based on Migrant Worker’s Life Faces Backlash in Saudi Arabia

Public Outcry Against ‘The Goat Life’ which Depicts Serious Rights Violations

Goats walking in the desert in Al-Ula City, Saudi Arabia, February 12, 2024.

September 2, 2024 Dispatches

After Riots, UN Calls on UK to Tackle Systemic Racism, Colonial Legacies

Chagossians and Windrush Generation Still Waiting for Justice

People attend a rally to commemorate Windrush Day, a celebration of the contribution of the Windrush generation in Windrush Square, London, Britain June 22, 2020.

September 2, 2024 Dispatches

EU Should Support Human Rights Progress in Bangladesh

Use Sanctions, Trade Leverage to End Impunity, Secure Rights Reforms

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus after his arrival at the airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 8, 2024.

September 1, 2024 Dispatches

North Korean Olympian Selfies Spotlight Rights Crisis

Repression of Athletes Shows Overwhelming Ideological Control at Home and Abroad

South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon, right, takes a selfie with other table tennis Olympians, including North Korea's Ri Jong Sik, left, and Kim Kum, second left, during the medal ceremony at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, July 30, 2024.

August 30, 2024 Dispatches

Mexican State Approves Six-Week Abortion Ban

Aguascalientes Governor Should Veto New Limit on Access to Abortion

People protest in favor of access to abortion in Mexico, September 29, 2020.

August 29, 2024 Dispatches

Waiting for Justice for Afghanistan’s Forcibly Disappeared

Taliban Continue Horrific Practice of Previous Governments, Armed Groups

Photos of some of the victims of enforced disappearances in Afghanistan following the communist coup of 1978.

August 29, 2024 Dispatches

Indonesian Police Crack Down on Anti-Corruption Protests

Students, Workers Accuse President Joko Widodo of Nepotism

Students protest proposed amendment to the local election law outside of West Java’s parliament building in Bandung, Indonesia, August 22, 2024.

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