Nicaragua’s brutal crackdown on the opposition ahead of election; Brazil’s first conviction for crimes during the 1964 military coup; Malaysia should legally recognize transgender people; EU must probe Russia for escalating human rights abuses; UNHRC should create a new role to address climate crisis; and Tanzania's President Suluhu should lift the ban on pregnant girls in schools.

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The European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex, has rapidly grown into an important agency, but it fails to investigate human rights violations against migrants at EU borders.  

The United Nations should urgently address Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega government's arbitrary arrests and repression against critics ahead of the country’s elections. 

Brazil court issued an unprecedented conviction of a state agent for human rights abuses committed during the 1964-1985 military dictatorship. 

 The Malaysian government should review laws to recognize transgender people who are subjected to criminalization and discrimination when they seek employment, health care or education.

The European Union should speak out against Russian authorities for its new oppressive laws and crackdown on critics at the European Council in Belgium later this month.

The United Nations Human Rights Council should create a new mandate to address the human rights abuses caused by climate change and guide governments in tackling the climate change crisis. 

And finally, Tanzania’s president Suluhu Hassan, should quickly reverse the ban on pregnant and married girls from public schools, and adopt a clear policy that ensures girls’ education.