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Workers dismantling a ship without adequate protective equipment in Chattogram Bangladesh.

September 27, 2023

Bangladesh: Shipping Firms Profit from Labor Abuse

Many European shipping companies are knowingly sending their end-of-life ships for scrap in dangerous and polluting yards in Bangladesh. A new report finds that Bangladeshi shipbreaking yards often take shortcuts on safety measures, dump toxic waste, and deny workers living wages.

Trading Lives for Profit: How the Shipping Industry Circumvents Regulations to Scrap Toxic Ships on Bangladesh’s Beaches
Video: Shipping Companies Profit at the Expense of Bangladeshi Lives and the Environment

Europe/Central Asia

September 29, 2023
Dispatches
European Court Hears Climate Crisis Case Brought by Children

Katharina Rall

Senior Researcher, Environment and Human Rights
Europe/Central Asia

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Bill Frelick

Director, Refugee and Migrant Rights Division
Africa

September 28, 2023
Dispatches
Prominent Journalist Denied Bail in Congo

Thomas Fessy

Senior Researcher, Democratic Republic of Congo

Latest News

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Clashes in Lebanon Risk Disrupting Education for Thousands of Children
September 29, 2023 Commentary

Israel Just Eased Restrictions on US Citizens, the EU Should Demand No Less for Europeans

Published In Middle East Monitor
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Time to Ban Facial Recognition from Public Spaces and Borders
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Beijing’s Increasingly Desperate Attempts to Squelch UN Criticism
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France Needs International Scrutiny of Its Police Racism

Published In Le Temps
September 28, 2023 Dispatches

UN Rights Body Should Extend Ethiopia Investigations
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EU Commission Should Stop Ignoring Tunisia’s Abuses Against Migrants
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Xenophobia Rears its Ugly Head in South Africa
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Germany Should Keep Focus on Rights in Central Asia Talks
September 27, 2023 News Release

US/Haiti: Suspend Deportation Flights to Haiti
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Vietnam: Drop Charges Against Climate Activist
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Ayotzinapa, Mexico’s Army, and López Obrador’s Silence

Published In El País
September 26, 2023 Commentary

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Published In The News

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September 28, 2023 Report

Trading Lives for Profit

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Iraq: Torture Survivors Await US Redress, Accountability

No Clear Path to Compensation for Iraqis Abused in Detention by US Forces
September 18, 2023 Report

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Sri Lanka’s Proposed Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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March 15, 2022 News Release

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Africa

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September 28, 2023
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September 27, 2023
News Release
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September 26, 2023 Commentary

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Asia

Asia

September 29, 2023
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Beijing’s Increasingly Desperate Attempts to Squelch UN Criticism

Sophie Richardson

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September 27, 2023 News Release

Bangladesh: Shipping Firms Profit from Labor Abuse

September 27, 2023 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Charges Against Climate Activist
Europe/Central Asia

Europe/Central Asia

September 29, 2023
Dispatches
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Middle East/North Africa

September 29, 2023
Dispatches
Clashes in Lebanon Risk Disrupting Education for Thousands of Children

Ramzi Kaiss

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Bill Van Esveld

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September 29, 2023 Commentary

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Published In Middle East Monitor
United States

European Union

September 29, 2023
Commentary
Israel Just Eased Restrictions on US Citizens, the EU Should Demand No Less for Europeans

Eric Goldstein

Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa Division

Published in: Middle East Monitor

September 27, 2023 News Release

US/Haiti: Suspend Deportation Flights to Haiti

September 26, 2023 Letter

Rights Groups Urge Congress to Support the TEST Act

Arms

Global

September 14, 2023
News Release
Cluster Munitions: Gains in Stockpile Destruction, Clearance

September 6, 2023 Dispatches

Russia Denies Its Widespread Use of Cluster Munitions

September 5, 2023 News Release

Cluster Munitions: New Use, Transfers Challenge Total Ban
Children's Rights

Middle East/North Africa

September 29, 2023
Dispatches
Clashes in Lebanon Risk Disrupting Education for Thousands of Children

Ramzi Kaiss

Lebanon Researcher, Middle East and North Africa

Bill Van Esveld

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September 15, 2023 Commentary

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Africa

September 7, 2023
Letter
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September 1, 2023 Letter

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Americas

September 25, 2023
News Release
Brazil: Disability Plan Should End Warehousing

September 11, 2023 Commentary

Picture-Postcard Broome is Home to Australia’s ‘Worst Prison’

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September 5, 2023 Dispatches

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Asia

September 27, 2023
News Release
Bangladesh: Shipping Firms Profit from Labor Abuse

September 26, 2023 Commentary

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Interview
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Carlos Ríos Espinosa

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News Release
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September 8, 2023 News Release

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