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    9 hours ago

    A Venezuelan court has handed ownership of an independent newspaper's headquarters to a powerful politician. This is part of a broader attempt to silence critical media outlets.

    Venezuela's attempts to silence critical media outlets
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  2. 2 hours ago

    Pressure Mounts on Sri Lanka to Reform Abusive Law

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  3. 4 hours ago

    "I wanted to tell the American government my life is seriously in danger." Cameroonian authorities subjected dozens of asylum seekers deported by the US to serious human rights violations.

    US: Deported Cameroonian Asylum Seekers Suffer Serious Harm
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  4. 5 hours ago

    Talk of “vaccine hesitancy” has become prevalent in conversations surrounding Covid-19 vaccine coverage around the world, with those who hesitate or resist vaccination too often treated as the source of the problem. The reality is more complex.

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    12 hours ago

    In a new blog, observes signs of an emerging feminist democracy in Chile!

    Women at a march against sexist violence in Chile. Many of them wear green bandanas or scarves. 
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  6. 7 hours ago

    How is Venezuela trying to silence critical media outlets? ⬇️

    Venezuela's attempts to silence critical media outlets
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  7. Retweeted
    Feb 9

    It's time the Kremlin stops simply whispering in Kadyrov’s ear behind closed doors and demonstrate that lawlessness will no longer be tolerated, writes

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  8. 9 hours ago

    Availability ≠ Accessibility When it comes to vaccines, authorities need to pay attention to the dynamics of access and the barriers to care.

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    21 hours ago

    Several state schools in India’s Karnataka state have for Muslim female students. The Hindu-led state administration backed the discriminatory ban. It violates India’s obligations under international human rights law

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  10. 9 hours ago

    “It is with great sadness that I must also conclude that my country has sunk to such political and moral depths that it is now an apartheid regime,” said Michael Benyair, former Attorney General of Israel, echoing the consensus in the human rights movement

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    10 hours ago

    “We put all our hope in the USA when we went to seek refuge. We did not imagine the US would return us like that.” report documents horrific abuses Cameroonian asylum seekers experienced after US deported them back to in 2019-2021.

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  12. 10 hours ago

    “The US government utterly failed Cameroonians with credible asylum claims by sending them back to harm in the country they fled, as well as mistreating already traumatized people before and during deportation,” says .

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    11 hours ago

    The UK is on the brink of a fuel poverty crisis linked to its dependence on high-emitting gas. What’s needed? + direct support to ensure energy affordability & uphold human rights. My latest for :

    UK Energy Price Hike
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    13 hours ago

    Terrible news Russian# gov trying to shutter Russian Network. Network+Igor Kochetkov are courageous activists who fought Russia’s pernicious anti-LGBT laws+policies for years and before Sochi —have saved many lives; by ’s

    , , and 7 others
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  15. 11 hours ago

    Over 1000 dead from police killings in the United States in 2021… Daily Brief:

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  16. 11 hours ago

    Great to see Dolly Parton's Dollywood supporting education for its employees!

    Dolly Parton’s Dollywood says it will pay all tuition costs for employees pursuing higher education
    2 replies 9 retweets 69 likes
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  17. 11 hours ago

    Many conditions that deter/prevent people from getting vaccinated are also classic barriers to wider healthcare access, which governments have a human rights obligation to address. But widespread uses of “vaccine hesitancy” can obscure those obligations.

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  18. 12 hours ago

    ✍️ cosigned

    👀 Anyone 👀 committing 👀 human rights 👀 abuses 👀 we’re 👀 watching 👀 you 👀
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    12 hours ago

    : The speaks to 2 deported Cameroonians, highlights findings of 's new report (): the US returned asylum seekers to serious harm in the country they'd fled

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  20. 12 hours ago

    India's Karnataka state goes after Muslim girls wearing Hijabs at schools… Daily Brief:

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