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May 17, 2021
Pandemic’s Dire Global Impact on Education
Remedy Lost Learning; Make School Free, Accessible; Expand Internet Access
![A young girl wearing a face mask holds up a cell phone](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105crd_covid_education_main.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=DVlyPr13)
May 14, 2021
Top Rights Tweets of the Week
![The Jala Tower as it is destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Israel's air force targeted the 13-floor Jala Tower housing Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television and the Associated Press news agency.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105mena_gaza_ap.jpg?h=10d202d3&itok=gKl9roOB)
May 14, 2021
Israel: Border Police Shouldn’t Use Excessive Force
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May 14, 2021
South Africa’s 'Deadly Air' Case Highlights Health Risks from Coal
Environmental Groups Hope Case Will Force Government Action on Emissions
![Fence line communities near Duvha Power Station, Mpumalanga, South Africa.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105africa_southafrica_coal_environment.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=Qw2ihpDz)
May 13, 2021
Thailand: Covid-19 Outbreaks in Prisons
Accelerate Releases; Improve Protection, Medical Care in Detention Facilities
![In this photo released by the Department of Corrections, COVID-19 prisoners sit inside a field hospital set up at the Medical Correctional Institution to treat COVID-19 inmates in Bangkok, Thailand on May 8, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105asia_thailand_prison.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=VracMmxp)
May 13, 2021
International Committee of the Red Cross Backs Killer Robot Ban
Humanitarian Organization Warns Weapons Threaten ‘Our Shared Humanity’
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May 13, 2021
Turkmenistan: Threats Against Relatives of Dissidents Abroad
Stop Threatening Families, Respect Freedom of Expression
![Rozybai Jumamadov, whose 14-year-old nephew and family were harassed and threatened by authorities in Turkmenistan, May 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105eca_turkmenistan_jumamadov.jpg?h=571559ce&itok=4hHGU4h7)
May 13, 2021
Roadmap for Urgent Change in Immigration Detention
![A woman walks carrying her child at the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) South Texas Family Residential Center, in Dilley, Texas, August 23, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/03/202103us_immigration_ice_children.jpg?h=c02dad42&itok=sAhwvbpz)
May 13, 2021
Pregnant Girls and Young Mothers in Kenya Have the Right to Education
Education Ministry has a Crucial Role in Addressing Teen Pregnancies
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May 12, 2021
Indonesia: Drop Charges, Release Peaceful Papuan Activist
Ensure Counterinsurgency Operations Are Not Abusive
![Supporters of West Papua shout slogans during a rally in Jakarta, Indonesia on December 1, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/05/202105asia_indonesia_papua.jpg?h=9eede377&itok=Ji_c5xoz)
May 12, 2021
Human Rights Watch Comment Re: Protecting Workers from Retaliation
Docket No. OSHA-2018-0005
May 12, 2021
In Cameroon Transgender Women Given Five-Years in Prison
Release Trans Women, End Anti-LGBT Persecution
![Njeuken Loic (known as “Shakiro”) and Mouthe Roland (known as “Patricia”), two transgender women, in a Douala prison.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/04/202104africa_cameroon_transgenderwomenimprisoned.jpg?h=b2272448&itok=f03LF7jw)