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US: Investigate ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program
Click to expand ImageClothing hangs to dry at a makeshift migrant camp for asylum seekers in Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, Mexico, on March 1, 2020. © 2020 Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg/Getty...
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Ensure Justice for Migrant Workers Sent Home
Click to expand ImageWorkers walk towards the construction site of the Lusail stadium which will be build for the upcoming 2022 Fifa soccer World Cup during a stadium tour in Doha, Qatar, December 20,...
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US: Address Structural Racism Underlying Protests
Click to expand ImageDemonstrators gather at the Minnesota governor's mansion Monday, June 1, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being...
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Turkey: Free Rights Defender Following European Court Ruling
Click to expand ImageOsman Kavala © 2017 Anadolu Kültür(Strasbourg) – The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers should issue a decision at its June 4, 2020 meeting directing Turkey to release human...
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Caregivers Overwhelmed by Increased Demands Under Pandemic
Click to expand ImageA schoolgirl taking online classes with her mother at home in Nonthaburi, Thailand, May 2020. © 2020 Vachira Vachira/NurPhoto via APThe Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically increased...
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Sudan: Justice for June 3 Crackdown Delayed
Click to expand ImageSmoke rises behind barricades laid by protesters in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. © 2019 Mohammed Najib via AP (Nairobi) – Sudan’s transitional...
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Malawi: Ensure Free, Fair, Safe Elections
Click to expand ImageOpposition Malawi Congress Party leader Lazarus Chakwera addresses supporters after a court annulled the May 2019 presidential vote that declared Peter Mutharika a winner, in...
View ArticleLibya: Landmines Left After Armed Group Withdraws
(Washington, DC) – An armed group and affiliates fighting for control of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, appear to have used antipersonnel landmines and booby traps there in late May 2020, Human Rights...
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For UK, Tackling Racial Injustice Should Begin at Home
Click to expand ImageCampaigners hold placards as they take part during the Justice for Grenfell Solidarity rally on June 15, 2019 against the lack of action by the Government following the Grenfell...
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Thai Army Whistleblower Faces Court Martial
Click to expand ImageThailand Army Chief General Apirat Kongsompong speaks during a press briefing in Bangkok, Thailand, February 11, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo/Gemunu AmarasingheThailand’s army chief Gen....
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US: Egypt’s Ex-Prime Minister Sued for Alleged Torture
Click to expand ImageHuman rights activist Mohamed Soltan, an American citizen now living in Virginia, is suing former Egyptian prime minister Hazem el-Bablawi. © Private(Beirut) – An American citizen...
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US: Suspend Deportations During Pandemic
Click to expand ImageAn ICE detainee rests his hands on the window of his cell in the segregation wing at the Adelanto immigration detention center, which is run by the Geo Group Inc, in Adelanto,...
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Kyrgyzstan: Rights Defender Under House Arrest
Click to expand ImageKamil Ruziev stands in the hospital where he is getting treatment for high blood pressure after two days in the custody of the Kyrgyz national security services. © 2020...
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Renewed Attacks on Aid Workers in Cameroon
Armed separatists kidnapped Paul (not his real name), a humanitarian worker, in Cameroon’s English-speaking North-West region on Saturday. They accused him of being a spy, tied him up to a tree, and...
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Mexico: Families Abuse, Neglect People with Disabilities
(Mexico City) – The Mexican government is failing to protect people with disabilities in Mexico from severe abuse and neglect by their families, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The...
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Philippines: New Anti-Terrorism Act Endangers Rights
Click to expand ImageA protester carries a sign at a rally against the draft Anti-Terrorism Act in Quezon City, Philippines, June 4, 2020. © 2020 Lisa Marie David/NurPhoto via AP(Manila) – The...
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US: Stop Using Untrained, Abusive Agencies at Protests
Click to expand ImageU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers conduct a targeted enforcement operation in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. on February 9, 2017. © 2017 Reuters(Washington, DC) –...
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Cambodia: Thai Activist Abducted in Phnom Penh
Click to expand ImageWanchalearm Satsaksit, a prominent Thai pro-democracy activist living in exile in Cambodia, was abducted in Phnom Penh on June 4, 2020. © 2020 Private(Bangkok) – Cambodian...
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Reckless Use of US Helicopters to Intimidate Protesters
Click to expand ImageA US military UH-72A “Lakota” hovers low over protesters on June 1, 2020 in Washington, DC, battering them with its rotor wash and sending debris flying.© 2020 Sam WardPolice and...
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Venezuela: Deal to Distribute Aid through UN
Click to expand ImagePeople wearing face masks walk past a mural depicting Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on April 17, 2020, amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. © 2020...
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