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Sierra Leone: Center Girls’ Voices in Education Reforms
New Law Should Require Greater Inclusion of Pregnant Girls, Young Mothers
![A student poses for a portrait in the classroom of her school in Koidu, Kono district, Sierra Leone, on November 24, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305wrd_sierraleone_education.jpg?h=790be497&itok=VZ-X2A1M)
Corporal Punishment on the Rise in Afghanistan
UN Reports on Public Lashings, Executions by Taliban for ‘Moral Crimes’
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Polish Activists Win Cases Against ‘LGBT-Free Zones’
Authorities’ Attempts to Silence LGBT Activists Failing in Courts
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Myanmar’s Prisoner Release Still Leaves Thousands Detained
Junta’s Gesture No Substitute for Lasting Human Rights Changes
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Egypt: Mass Arrests Target Family, Supporters of Ex-MP
Security Campaign Criminalizes Peaceful Dissent
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Bhutan: King Should Free Political Prisoners
At Least 37 Serving Long Sentences Following Alleged Torture, Unfair Trials
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Greece Stuck at Bottom of EU on Press Freedom
Low Ranking Latest Sign of Deteriorating Media Freedom
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Russia: Law Targets International Criminal Court
New Move Against Accountability for World’s Most Serious Crimes
![Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin addresses the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s Parliament, in Moscow, Russia. July 22, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/11/202011eca_russia_mishustin.jpg?h=9eb0d413&itok=Z4E4eiZn)
UK Foreign Minister’s China Speech Lacks Details on Rights
It is unclear whether the U.K. government is willing to translate its words about human rights into action and hold Chinese officials responsible for serious human rights violations.
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