Human Rights
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 06:40
More than 20 years after the genocide, Rwanda has become one of the most repressive countries in Africa, continuing its antidemocratic trajectory as the government works to close civic space in the run-up to the 2017 elections.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 06:34
Across Latin America, the effects of disproportionate punishment for low-level, non-violent drug offenses are particularly severe for women. To shed light on this issue, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) has created a photo essay to show the human cost of current drug policies in the Americas.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 06:30
Fighting in South Sudan’s Unity and Upper Nile states over the last two months has displaced more than 100,000 people and blocked humanitarian aid for some 650,000 people as aid organizations have been forced to withdraw.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 06:18
These brutal murders show the alarming violence that women face in Latin America, a region that has begun adopting new laws to address the problem but where thousands of women are killed by their partners each year.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 06:16
Even before this alleged defection to Isis, these training programs were controversial: while the special forces are Tajikistan’s most capable units, they are also a key element of President Emomali Rahmon’s repressive rule.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 05:38
Two illiberal, Russian-style bills passing through Kyrgyzstan’s legislature are moving at such a snail’s pace that civil society activists are beginning to hope they are destined to fail.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 05:36
A prominent Uzbek rights activist says she was detained by police and subjected to violence and sexual humiliation after she gathered evidence of forced labor in the Central Asian nation’s cotton sector.
Monday, June 1, 2015 - 08:36
U.S. officials may have at least indirectly helped to protect the president of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, who has drawn international condemnation for his dismal human rights record.
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 07:47
Tunisia has embarked on a bold and painful experiment, gathering testimony from victims of six decades of abuses under two dictatorships before its revolution four years ago led to a still-fledgling democracy. Already, thousands have arrived to lodge complaints at the country’s Truth and Dignity Commission.
Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 08:21
An increasingly well-known U.S. human rights law barring American military assistance to foreign security forces that commit crimes like murder, kidnapping, rape, and torture has played an important role in encouraging Central and South American countries to crack down on these crimes.