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Our Government Has Never Served Us
My whole life, Haitians have demanded political representation. Now we need it more than ever. As a child, my first perception of government was military uniforms, as Haiti went through repeated coups after the fall of the Duvalier dictatorship. In our neighborhood, government men beat people and stole things. I did not yet understand that …
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What’s Next for Haiti After February 2026?
As the transition government’s term expires, Haitians want to set up conditions for real change. The term of the current transition government expires on February 7, 2026. The international community and the Haitian elites are already negotiating who will govern next. But there is a great gap between their conversation and the concerns of most …
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Legal Aid, Spiritual Healing: Meet Guatemala’s Indigenous Law Firm
The Guatemala City office of AJWS grantee Bufete para Pueblas Indígenas (BPI), or the Indigenous Law Firm, may look like most law offices: stacks of client files, a large conference table, bustling energy and coffee and tea perpetually brewing. But at BPI, there is more than meets the eye. “At other law firms, you’re not …
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As a brutal civil war rages in Burma, the citizen’s movement for peace carries on
Burma’s humanitarian crisis has reached staggering levels of suffering — with millions of people fleeing their homes and resettling across the border in Bangladesh or in camps within the country, while a civil war between the Burmese military and resistance armed militant groups rages. But a movement of passionate activists continues to operate under the …
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June Charoensiri
Sirikan “June” Charoensiri is Executive Advisor, and attorney of the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), a non-governmental organization which she co-founded immediately after the May 2014 military coup in Thailand. TLHR documents human rights violations and provides free legal support to people whose civil and political rights have been violated. June studied her LL.B. …
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Against All Odds: The Legal Warriors Defending Uganda’s LGBTQI+ Community
Since the passage of the Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) in 2023, the ability of LGBTQI+ people to live freely, openly and safely has been shattered. The draconian law criminalizes consensual same-sex relationships, punishing certain offences with life in prison and even the death penalty. After a similar law was repealed over a decade ago, this …
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Advocating for human rights, while responding to natural disasters in Haiti
In Haiti, the struggles of the capital, Port-au-Prince, radiate outwards. Though the city is the epicenter of the country’s compounding problems — a collapsed government that has given way to the take-over of violent street gangs, following multiple natural disasters — the fallout stretches well into Haiti’s more remote regions, where people lack any form …
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American Jewish World Service Condemns Drastic Changes to the Human Rights Reports and Calls on Congress to Safeguard Global Human Rights
American Jewish World Service (AJWS) strongly condemns the U.S. State Department for drastically limiting their reporting on human rights abuses documented in the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and calls on Congress to act to safeguard global human rights. Expected reductions in the content of these reports narrowly define who is entitled to …
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“Love yourself as much as you can”: The journey of a Thai LGBTQI+ rights defender
Methawee Pannon (Sai) grew up in Khon Kaen, Thailand, understanding exactly what was expected of her. Outside of Thailand’s metropolitan, progressive capital of Bangkok, traditional, conservative gender values can be completely destabilizing for queer people, especially in rural regions like northeastern Isaan. “Women are meant to be the pride and joy of our parents and …
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Risking jailtime, young Thai activists forge ahead for democracy
Growing up in a conservative, deeply patriotic Thai family, Nutchanon Pairoj (Nut) dreamt of being a soldier, serving his country and his king. But when he lost his leg in a motorcycle accident at 16, his life took a drastically different path. He enrolled in Thailand’s famed Thammasat University to study political science, and quickly …
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