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Georgia’s dangerous anti-LGBTQI+ law

New legislation latest troubling development ahead of election
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UN Summit of the Future: too much at stake to waste

The Pact for the Future could still matter – if civil society were listened to
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Zimbabwe cracks down for regional summit

Numerous activists locked away before meeting of the Southern African Development Community
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Constitutional changes go against the democratic reforms civil society urges
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Israel’s allies must hold it to account over its human rights abuses

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🇰🇪Kenya has witnessed a sharp rise in femicide and gender-based violence, despite strong laws in place. Civil society is stepping up to demand justice, and the government must collaborate with them to end GBV.
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👥Hemos conversado sobre la nueva oleada de cierre de organizaciones de la sociedad civil (OSC) que está ocurriendo en #Nicaragua con el equipo de @AsocDemocracia
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🇺🇬‘The government’s response to the protests followed a predictable pattern of repression’
- Mohammed Ndifuna, ED of @justicessp on recent anti-corruption protests in Uganda
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