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Exceptions to US Border Expulsion Policy Fail to Address Flaws

Click to expand Image A migrant family crosses the border into El Paso, Texas, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. © Christian Chavez/AP Photo The New York Times reported last week that...

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UN Makes Landmark Call to Address Systemic Racism

Click to expand Image A protester puts his hands up in front of a line of police in riot gear in the US city of Columbus, Ohio, on June 5, 2020. © 2020 Stephen Zenner / SOPA Images/Sipa USA via AP...

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Australia: Beijing Threatening Academic Freedom

(Sydney) – Australian universities have failed to protect the academic freedom of students from China and of academics who criticize the Chinese Communist Party, Human Rights Watch said in a report...

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Sri Lanka: Pardons a Meager Response to Abusive Law

Click to expand Image President Gotabaya Rajapaksa addresses parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka on August 20, 2020.  © 2020 Akila Jayawardana/NurPhoto via AP (New York) – The Sri Lankan government’s...

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Canada: New Climate Law a Step in the Right Direction

Click to expand Image The Canadian Parliament buildings are seen in Ottawa, April 27, 2020. © 2020 Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP © (Ottawa) – New climate legislation adopted by the Canadian...

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UN Security Council Should Impose Myanmar Arms Embargo

Click to expand Image Myanmar police block a road near the US embassy in Yangon, Myanmar, February 22, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo In mid-June, the United Nations General Assembly urged member countries to...

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Disability Rights Defender in Gaza Addresses UN

Click to expand Image Abeer al-Harakli, a disability rights defender from Gaza, addressing the United Nations in a video message at the 14th session of the Conference of State Parties to the...

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Yemen: Houthis Subject Model to Unfair Trial

(Beirut) – Houthi authorities are carrying out an unfair trial of a Yemeni actress and model, Human Rights Watch said today. She has been arbitrarily detained since February 20, 2021. The case has been...

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Cuba: Clampdown on Artists, Journalists

(Washington, DC) – The Cuban government is committing systematic human rights abuses against independent artists and journalists, Human Rights Watch said today as it released a video on the abuses.In...

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Prisoners in Haiti Still Face Horrendous Conditions

Click to expand Image A detainee pulls a large stock pot filled with rice and beans during lunch inside the National Penitentiary in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Febuary. 13, 2017.  © Dieu Nalio...

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'X' Passports in US Mark Shift Toward Respecting Gender Diversity

Click to expand Image A U.S. Passport cover shown on May 25, 2021, in Washington, D.C.   © 2021 Eileen Putman/AP Photo The United States government announced today it will institute a third gender...

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US: Prioritize Home, Community-Based Services for Older People

Click to expand Image A nursing home resident holds his wife's hand.  © Human Rights Watch US lawmakers should prioritize support for home and community-based services for older people as part of the...

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Malaysia: Raids on Migrants Hinder Vaccine Access

Click to expand Image Migrant workers show their passports during a raid in Dengkil, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 21, 2021. © 2021 Zahim Mohd/NurPhoto via AP (Bangkok) – The Malaysian...

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Concrete Action Needed Against Islamophobia in Canada

Click to expand Image A mourner shields a candle from the wind after placing it at a memorial for the four family members who were killed in a vehicle attack in London, Ontario, in Ottawa, on Tuesday,...

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Germany: Inaction on Heat Plans Threatens Health

Click to expand Image A woman shields herself from the sun with an umbrella on a hot summer day in Cologne, Germany, July 25, 2019.  © REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelge Germany has delayed putting into action...

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Eswatini: Respect Rights While Policing Protests

Click to expand Image King Mswati III of Eswatini addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 25, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Richard Drew (Johannesburg) – Eswatini...

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Kenya: Investigate Deportation of Turkish National

Click to expand Image People wait outside a courthouse before the trial of 475 defendants, including generals and fighter jet pilots, in Sincan, Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020.  © 2020 AP...

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Philippines: Drop Proposal for New Militia

Click to expand Image President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the launch and oath-taking of the Global Coalition of Lingkod Bayan Advocacy Support Groups and Force Multipliers at the...

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#JusticePourLouise Rape Case Shakes Senegal

Click to expand Image A young woman stands by a window at a secondary school in Dakar.  © 2018 Ricci Shryock for Human Rights Watch The hashtag #JusticePourLouise has been trending in Senegal in...

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Indonesia Supreme Court Supports Mandatory Jilbab Rule

Click to expand Image A primary state school in Solok, West Sumatra, where girls and teachers are required to wear the jilbab --Muslim apparel that covers the head, neck, and chest. © 2018 Andreas...

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