Germany: Scholz Should Stand Firm on Rights in China
Chancellor’s Visit a Test for Berlin’s Resolve on its China Strategy
![German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, November 4, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/04/202404eca_asia_germany_china_Olaf_Scholz_Xi_Jingping.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=4Y4jPcYQ)
Abu Ghraib Torture Case Finally Goes to Trial
20 Years On, Still No Accountability for US Government Abuses
![Prisoners stand next to the tents in which they are housed at the Abu Ghraib prison west of Baghdad, Iraq, July 15, 2004.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/04/202404mena_iraq_abu_ghraib.jpg?h=476d7899&itok=feTTJ40T)
Brazil: Reject Bill That Entrenches Failed Drug Policy
Use Public Health Approaches Instead of Criminalizing Personal Use
![Protesters supporting marijuana reform at the 15th Marijuana March, in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, on June 17, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/04/202404AME_Brazil_drugpolice.jpg?h=0d27ee61&itok=3Za1faF5)
A Renewed Yemen Truce Is No Substitute for Justice
A halt to the fighting in Yemen would be welcome news. But it won’t last without addressing the warring parties’ crimes against civilians.
Chinese Women from the Countryside: Views on Marriage
![Promotion of China’s one-child policy visible on the outer wall of a government office in Bobai, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, China, August 26, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/04/202404asia_china_one_child_policy.jpg?h=9bc3d8e4&itok=jqS0eZg4)
Sudan: One Year of Atrocities Requires New Global Approach
Investigations into Deliberate Aid Obstruction, Possible War Crimes Needed
![A destroyed medical storage facility in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur province, Sudan, May 2, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/04/202404africa_sudan_oneyearatrocities.jpg?h=5021cb65&itok=MPV3xCRt)
Belarus Calls LGBT Lives ‘Pornography’
“Depicting” LGBT Relationships May Be Punishable with a Prison Sentence
![Belarusian LGBTQ activists with white-red-white flags participate in the Warsaw Equality Parade, June 25, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/04/202404lgbt_poland_belarus_pride.jpg?h=ad9061c9&itok=3tFG5OJZ)
Georgia: Abandon ‘Foreign Agent’ Registration Law
Proposed Bill Poses Grave Threat to Civil Society, Including Trade Unions
![Protesters march outside the parliament building in protest of “the Russian law” in Tbilisi, Georgia, April 9, 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/04/202404eca_Georgia_ForeignAgents.jpg?h=59f9d53c&itok=NnhkBT93)
Germany: Landmark Vote for Trans Rights Law
Creates Gender Recognition Procedure, Upholds Nondiscrimination
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Germany’s Antisemitism Battle Needs Focus on Education
Brutal Attack in Berlin Highlights Need for Cross-Institutional Approach and Commitment
![Beating of Jewish student intensifies deabte over Gaza conflict at Berlin’s largest public university, the Freie Universität, February 9, 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/04/202404eca_germany_Freie_Universita%CC%88t.jpg?h=8aa5fa2d&itok=7q0kDcJd)
Mali: Junta Suspends Political Parties, Associations
Action Undermines Fundamental Freedoms
![Abdoulaye Maiga, Malian minister of territorial administration, speaks at the COP27 UN Climate Summit, November 8, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/04/202404africa_mali_suspensionparties.jpg?h=9fe24eb1&itok=zb-GZpaB)