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Forcing release of such material would chill candor, intimidate potential dissenters from speaking up, and inject an element of gamesmanship.

In countering transnational repression, "[c]ivil litigation provides a pathway for holding ... authoritarian regimes directly accountable, not just their hired guns, if significant…

The field shows important signs of critical gains but also more work to do to elevate women, particularly women of color.

Section 502B(c) is a potent tool to accelerate congressional oversight of support to countries with concerning human rights records. 

If the Biden administration wants to curb authoritarian trends, it should maintain its heightened attention to civil liberties in Georgia.

Unlike their approach to Ukraine, the partners have largely coddled Russian satellites whose actions increasingly destabilize the region.

Ці спільні зусилля є практичним проявом єдності та солідарності міжнародної спільноти, спрямованої…

A Ukrainian whose organization received the Nobel Peace Prize writes with an exiled Russian democracy activist and a US legal-rights advocate on the challenge of documenting these…

A political opponent whose husband is jailed says the US enables President Tokayev's repression and buys his empty promises of reform.

The result is a frequent perception of enabling rights abuses and atrocities committed by foreign military partners.

Guns made in the U.S. are exporting death to its neighbors. The Biden administration should increase end-user checks against misuse.

The Biden administration can do more to develop and implement a “values-based” approach to foreign policy.