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May 8, 2024 Dispatches

Indonesian Government Acts to Protect Student Media

University Leaders Should Bolster Press Freedom on Campus

Participants at a student-journalist organized conference on the “legal umbrella” (payung hukum) of laws and regulations that protect media outlets, in Solo, Central Java, May 2023.
May 8, 2024 Report

Mali: Islamist Armed Groups, Ethnic Militias Commit Atrocities

Provide Accountability, Improve Protection for Civilians

A road going from Mali to Burkina Faso
May 2, 2024 Dispatches

Nepal's Opportunity to Protect Children in New Budget

Extending Universal Child Grant Program Would Enhance Social Protection, Strengthen Country’s Future

A woman and two young girls sit at a bus station
January 25, 2024 Dispatches

Another Canadian Province to End Immigration Detention in its Jails

Prince Edward Island 9th Province to Terminate Federal Contract

Canada graphic
November 27, 2023 Impact

A Tale of Forest and People´s Survival

Government Action Against Illegal Land-Grabbers in Brazil’s Amazon

Terra Nossa settlement, where illegal logging takes place, September 30, 2019.
October 4, 2023 Dispatches

Australians with Disabilities Face Pervasive Abuse

Royal Commission Issues Highly Critical Report After 4-Year Inquiry

A prisoner with an assistive chair in Wolston Correctional Centre, Queensland.
September 6, 2023 Dispatches

A Victory for Labor Rights and Transparency in Georgia

Identity of Rights-Abusing Employers Will Remain Public

Workers dig up the side of a road in Tbilisi, Georgia, March 23, 2018.
July 18, 2023 Dispatches

Japan Supreme Court Ruling a Victory for Transgender Employees

Employers Should End Workplace Bathroom Restrictions

A plaintiff  speaks during a news conference at Tokyo District Court, Tokyo, Japan, July 11, 2023.
July 12, 2023 Dispatches

Japan Passes Law to ‘Promote Understanding’ of LGBT People

Fight Continues for Comprehensive Nondiscrimination Legislation

Supporters of Equality Act Japan gather in front of parliament
July 11, 2023 Interview

Interview: Victory for People with Disabilities and Older Persons in Mexico

When People Come Together Good Things Happen

Marite Fernández and disability rights adovocates demonstrate before the Mexican Senate demanding the right to full legal capacity, Mexico City, Mexico, 2007.
June 16, 2023 Dispatches

Another Canadian Province To End Immigration Detention in Jails

Ontario is Eighth Province to Terminate Federal Contract

A protestor holds a sign outside a provincial jail in Toronto.
May 25, 2023 Dispatches

US Sues Online Learning Company Over Students’ Data Privacy

Historic Move Should Prompt Congress to Pass Child Data Protection Laws

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April 26, 2023 Impact

Pakistan’s Premier, Punjab Officials Take Up Prison Reform

Prisoners Lack Adequate Health Care, Sanitation, Food

people exit the main entrance of the Karachi Central Prison
April 20, 2023 Dispatches

France Ratifies Treaty to End Violence and Harassment at Work

The Government Should Now Adopt Reforms that Make Work a Safe Place for All

Protestors marching to demand the end of femicide and violence against women in Paris, France, November 23, 2019. 
April 20, 2023 Impact

Brazil Invites Experts to Help Promote Racial Equality in Policing

Potential Police Reforms Could Save Lives

People gathered in a protest against police violence and structural racism hold signs, one of them reading "Black Lives Matter"

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