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March 18, 2019Chechen authorities attempt to silence critics by persecuting prominent human rights activist Oyub Titiev.
March 18, 2019Freedom House welcomes the decree by Azerbaijan's president to release dozens of political prisoners.
March 14, 2019Human rights-defending organizations urge the Trump administration to uphold both the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and US Congress' constitutional oversight role in the determination of accountability for Khashoggi’s murder.
Beatriz Borges (center), representative of the Venezuelan organization Cepaz (Peace and Justice Center), speaks during a hearing at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in 2018. Credit: ERIKA SANTELICES/AFP/Getty Images.
March 11, 2019A human rights activist says the humanitarian crisis can only be resolved with steady pressure from a broad international coalition.
March 7, 2019New investigations reveal the US government kept a secret database of journalists, advocates, and human rights lawyers tied to the migrant caravan approaching the US-Mexico border.
March 8, 2019Freedom House welcomes the introduction of the Guatemala Rule of Law Accountability Act to fight corruption in Guatemala.