List of Human Rights articles
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Arms reach up to sacks of aid as they are unloaded by people atop them on a truck above. The World’s Refugee Relief Is Utterly Broken
Millions of Sudanese are fleeing a warzone—and exposing the world’s bankrupt response.
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Families who have fled from the war in Sudan carry their belongings while arriving at a transit center for refugees in Renk, South Sudan. Why Is the World Ignoring a Looming Genocide in Sudan?
Aid workers fear a new disaster as militia forces close in on a major Darfur city.
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A woman and child sit among the graves at Lychakiv military cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on March 18, 2023. The Invisible Warriors of Ukraine’s Refugee Crisis
Women's NGOs are leading the charge—but not getting the funding they need.
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Relatives and friends bid farewell to the body of Al Jazeera cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa, who was killed in an air strike while working in Khan Younis, Gaza. After Al Jazeera, Will Israel Target Its Own Media?
Rights groups worry the closing of the Qatari network is just the beginning.
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Demonstrators face law enforcement officers during a rally against a controversial “foreign agents” bill in Tbilisi, Georgia. Georgia’s Protests Are Different This Time
A new foreign agents law could be the death knell of a once-promising young democracy.
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Two boys sit with empty pots as they queue for aid. How to Stave Off a Famine in Gaza
Two experts reflect on the impact of international pressure amid a fraught conflict.
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Girls walk to class on the first day of school in a Yazidi displacement camp about 9 miles from the city of Dohuk in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on Nov. 1, 2021. Iraqi Kurdistan’s Ethnic Minorities Are Under Attack
A power struggle between Baghdad and Erbil is targeting the country’s most vulnerable.
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A Palestinian woman and her son look out on the street ahead of a funeral procession of Palestinian men killed in the Nur Shams refugee camp near Tulkarem in the West Bank. Egypt Is Obliged to Let Gaza Refugees In
Cairo’s decision to seal the border has exacerbated a humanitarian disaster. It’s also illegal.
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Children play near tents at a camp in southern Gedaref, Sudan. Sudan Is Not a Lost Cause
A year into the conflict, fatalistic rhetoric continues to limit the world’s attention—and actions—toward Sudan.
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Trucks carrying humanitarian aid make their way along a street in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 10. How to Get More Aid Into Gaza
A joint international task force could quickly mobilize an emergency system to clear shipments through the Rafah border crossing.
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Employees work in a textile factory in Karachi, Pakistan. New Hope for Pakistan’s Mistreated Workers
Germany’s new Supply Chain Act could help curb some of the world’s worst labor injustices.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visits the Brazilian Battalion of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) in Port-au-Prince on Feb. 25, 2010. Why Lula Is Silent on Haiti
Brazil’s earlier intervention not only failed to secure the Caribbean nation—it is also linked to Bolsonaro’s militarization of government.
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People walk past the damaged headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza City on Feb. 15. Don’t Give Up on UNRWA
The agency, which goes to great lengths to remain neutral, is Palestinians’ only hope.
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Three sneakered feet on a black tiled floor stomp on a photo of U.S. President Joe Biden. The picture's corner is alight. Egypt Is What Happens When the U.S. Gives Up on Democratization
Civil society loses—and China and Russia fill the vacuum.
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A collage illustration shows half of the face of Joseph Stalin and half of the face of a larger Vladimir Putin alongside a star with a Z on top of it. Russia Is Back to the Stalinist Future
With a Soviet-style election, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has come full circle.
