Cluster Munitions: Nigeria Ratifies Global Ban
Becomes 111th State Party to International Treaty
Egypt: Release Prison Population Figures
Lack of Transparency, Whitewashing Efforts as Abuse Continues
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Bahrain: 3 On Trial for Religious Dialogue
New Case of Persecution for Peaceful Speech
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Australia: Protect Data from Foreign Interference
Social Media Companies Should Assess Rights Implications
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Guatemala: Review Decision to Bar Presidential Candidates
Rulings Harm Election Credibility
![Supporters of the Liberation of the People (MLP) political party protest that the Supreme Electoral Tribunal denied the candidacy of their vice president hopeful Jordan Rodas in Guatemala City, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The sign reads in Spanish "We demand transparent elections." The Electoral Tribunal has barred two candidates from running for president in the elections set for June 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/02/202302AME_Guatemala_elections.jpg?h=68bbb5f0&itok=Y4PLdFVF)
Nepal: New Government Should Keep Rights Pledges
Letter to Prime Minister Dahal Sets Out Major Concerns
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Somalia: Revamp Intelligence Agency Bill
Draft Law Grants Abusive Agency Broad Powers of Detention, Surveillance
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Tunisia: Wave of Arrests Targets Critics and Opposition Figures
President Charges a "Conspiracy” But Provides No Evidence
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Indonesia: Free Anti-Mining Activist in Sulawesi
Quash Politically Motivated Conviction of Robison Saul
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El Salvador Fails to Meet Deadline for Trans Rights Ruling
Legislative Assembly Should Urgently Create Gender Recognition Procedure
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Iraq: Environmentalists Face Retaliation
Prominent Activist Released Following Two-Week Abduction
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Haiti: FIFA Failing Sex Abuse Survivors
Sport Court Wrongly Reverses Life Ban for Ex-Federation President
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Middle East, North Africa: Digital Targeting of LGBT People
Arbitrary Arrests, Torture Follow Online Abuses, Illegal Phone Searches
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Ukraine: New Light on Russia’s Rail Station Attack
Despite Denials, Research Confirms Russian Forces Had Weapons, Opportunity
![Ukrainian authorities inspect the rocket motor and guidance section of a Tochka-U missile next to the main building of the Kramatorsk train station in eastern Ukraine on April 8, 2022. The phrase “Payback for the children” is painted in Russian on the missile.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/02/202302ccd_Ukraine_kramatorsk.jpg?h=e3a02e84&itok=pVjApoz4)