Europe and Eurasia
Apr 03, 2021
Russia’s ‘foreign agent’ law now threatens rights group that survived even Soviet pressuresGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-putin-foreign-agents-kremlin/2021/04/02/17dedadc-8cdd-11eb-a33e-da28941cb9ac_story.htmlApr 01, 2021
Russia prison service defends treatment of hunger-striking Kremlin critic NavalnyGlobal NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/russia-prison-service-defends-treatment-of-hunger-striking-kremlin-critic-navalny-idUSKBN2BO4WUMar 26, 2021
Poland asks U.N. Security Council to discuss treatment of Poles in BelarusGlobal NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-belarus/poland-asks-u-n-security-council-to-discuss-treatment-of-poles-in-belarus-idUSKBN2BI326Mar 25, 2021
How an Alleged Russian Spy Ring Used Cold War TacticsGlobal NewsWall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-an-alleged-russianspyring-used-cold-war-tactics-11616701381Mar 24, 2021
Faced with sanctions and condemnation from the West, China becomes bedfellows with RussiaGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-biden-russia-europe/2021/03/24/3c3f6902-8c5e-11eb-a33e-da28941cb9ac_story.htmlMar 23, 2021
Turkey’s withdrawal from women’s protection treaty, ‘worrying step backwards’Global NewsUN News
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/03/1088092Mar 22, 2021
Erdogan pulls Turkey out of European treaty aimed at protecting women from violenceGlobal NewsWashington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/erdogan-turkey-istanbul-convention-femicide/2021/03/20/6f3b3736-897b-11eb-be4a-24b89f616f2c_story.htmlMar 19, 2021
In Russia, a Virus Lockdown Targets the OppositionGlobal NewsNew York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/19/world/europe/russia-covid-opposition.htmlMar 18, 2021
Spanish lawmakers approve bill legalising euthanasiaGlobal NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-euthanasia/spanish-lawmakers-approve-bill-legalising-euthanasia-idUSKBN2BA1GFMar 18, 2021
Swedish scientist near death after months in solitary confinement in Iran, say UN expertsGlobal NewsReuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-prisoner-sweden/swedish-scientist-near-death-after-months-in-solitary-confinement-in-iran-say-un-experts-idUSKBN2BA1A9Featured Publications
2021
In Brief: Beyond COVID-19: A Feminist Plan for Sustainability and Social JusticeUN Women
https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2021/brief-plan-for-equal-en.pdf?la=en&vs=4300Sep 25, 2020
Access to justice and the COVID-19 pandemicOECD
https://read.oecd-ilibrary.org/view/?ref=136_136486-rcd8m6dvng&title=Access-to-justice-and-the-COVID-19-pandemic&_ga=2.172033184.2029195142.1626275178-1139618518.1626100939July 2020
Use of New Technologies for Consistent and Proactive Screening of Vulnerable PopulationsVulnerable PopulationsUnited Nations University Institute in Macau
https://i.unu.edu/media/cs.unu.edu/page/4740/AppriseReport_FINAL.pdf