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How to Get Children Out of Cages
The evidence is consistent, and damning—children are being hurt. We don’t have to agree on the outcome in order to do the right thing.
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US: Syrians Face Danger Without Temporary Protection
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Brazil Slacking on Dangerous Pesticide Regulations
Government Moves Could Weaken Oversight Despite Serious Health Risks
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Mashrou’ Leila is Lebanon’s Latest Free Speech Victim
Artistic Freedoms under Threat from Outdated Laws
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Philippines: Reject Sweeping ‘Fake News’ Bill
Proposed Law Would Excessively Restrict Online Freedom of Speech
![Senate president Vicente Sotto III talks to the media in this May 2018 photo. Sotto, a staunch supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte, filed the bill against "false news" on July 1, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201907asia_philippines_sotto.jpg?itok=Y_Kwi1Dv)
Insurgents in Nigeria Hold 6 Aid Workers
Attacks on Relief Agencies Worsen Humanitarian Crisis
![A screen grab taken from a video released on July 25, 2019 allegedly showing a female aid worker from Action Against Hunger and five male colleagues kidnapped in an attack in northeast Nigeria last week.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201907africa_nigeria_abduction.jpg?itok=ais6DFf4)
Former Hitmen Implicate Ex-Gambia Dictator
Truth Commission Hears Testimony Against Yahya Jammeh
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Kenya Fails to Honor Human Rights Promises to UN
New Report Highlights Key Concerns Ahead of UN Review
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Submission to UN Human Rights Commission Review of Kenya
UK: Don’t Downgrade Rights
Human Rights Focus Needed for Brexit, Welfare Policies, Trade, Arms Sales
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US Rolls Back Protections for Nursing Home Residents
New Rule Allows Limited Access to Courts for People in Nursing Facilities
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Cambodia: Drop Case Against Journalists
Bogus Espionage Charges to Silence Independent Voices
![Former Radio Free Asia journalists Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin outside Prey Sar prison in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, August 21, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2019/201906aisa_cambodia_rfa.jpg?itok=-PV9W0PJ)