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Demonstrators 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 restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.

June 2, 2020

US: Address Structural Racism Underlying Protests

United States authorities should take bold steps to address the structural racism driving mass protests across the country.

George Floyd’s Killing and the Black Lives Lost

June 5, 2020
Commentary
‘Please Help Those Who Are Sick and Leave Me Be’

Tanya Lokshina

Associate Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

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TanyaLokshina
June 4, 2020
News Release
Mexico: Families Abuse, Neglect People with Disabilities
June 5, 2020
News Release
Philippines: New Anti-Terrorism Act Endangers Rights

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June 6, 2020 News Release

Iran: Free Students Long in Solitary
June 5, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Thai Activist Abducted in Phnom Penh
June 5, 2020 News Release

Venezuela: Deal to Distribute Aid through UN
June 5, 2020 Commentary

Iraq’s new government should lift barriers to free speech

Published In The Hill
June 5, 2020 Dispatches

Reckless Use of US Helicopters to Intimidate Protesters
June 5, 2020 Commentary

RAMCO Strike a Key Moment for Labor Rights in Lebanon

Published In Executive Magazine
June 5, 2020 News Release

US: Stop Using Untrained, Abusive Agencies at Protests
June 4, 2020 Commentary

How Digital Contact Tracing for COVID-19 Could Worsen Inequality

Published In Just Security
June 4, 2020 Commentary

Children have become collateral damage with the Philippines’ “Drug War” scarring a generation

Published In Euronews
June 4, 2020 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: Rights Defender Under House Arrest
June 4, 2020 Commentary

Second Covid-19 Death in US Immigration Detention
June 4, 2020 Commentary

Covid-19: The Risk in Mexican Prisons

Published In El Universal
June 4, 2020 News Release

US: Suspend Deportations During Pandemic

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Reports

June 4, 2020 Report

“Better to Make Yourself Invisible”

Family Violence against People with Disabilities in Mexico
May 29, 2020 Report

The Case for Reparations in Tulsa, Oklahoma

A Human Rights Argument
May 28, 2020 Report

Kenya: Quarantine Conditions Undermine Rights

Ensure Access to Health Care, Sanitation, Information
May 27, 2020 Report

UK: Children in England Going Hungry with Schools Shut

Uneven UK Approach for Covid-19 Doesn’t Guarantee Children’s Right to Food

Africa

June 4, 2020
Dispatches
Renewed Attacks on Aid Workers in Cameroon

Ilaria Allegrozzi

Senior Central Africa Researcher

@ilariallegro
@ilariallegro

June 3, 2020 News Release

Malawi: Ensure Free, Fair, Safe Elections

June 2, 2020 News Release

Sudan: Justice for June 3 Crackdown Delayed
Americas

June 5, 2020
News Release
Venezuela: Deal to Distribute Aid through UN

June 4, 2020 Commentary

Covid-19: The Risk in Mexican Prisons

Published In El Universal

June 3, 2020 Commentary

Brazil Suffers its Own Scourge of Police Brutality

Published In Americas Quarterly
Asia

June 5, 2020
News Release
Cambodia: Thai Activist Abducted in Phnom Penh

June 5, 2020 News Release

Philippines: New Anti-Terrorism Act Endangers Rights

June 4, 2020 Commentary

How Digital Contact Tracing for COVID-19 Could Worsen Inequality

Published In Just Security
Europe/Central Asia

June 5, 2020
Commentary
‘Please Help Those Who Are Sick and Leave Me Be’

Tanya Lokshina

Associate Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

TanyaLokshina
TanyaLokshina

June 4, 2020 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: Rights Defender Under House Arrest

June 2, 2020 News Release

Turkey: Free Rights Defender Following European Court Ruling
Middle East/North Africa

June 5, 2020
Commentary
RAMCO Strike a Key Moment for Labor Rights in Lebanon

Aya Majzoub

Lebanon and Bahrain Researcher

@Aya_Majzoub
@Aya_Majzoub

Published in: Executive Magazine

June 6, 2020 News Release

Iran: Free Students Long in Solitary

June 4, 2020 News Release

US: Egypt’s Ex-Prime Minister Sued for Alleged Torture
United States

June 5, 2020
Dispatches
Reckless Use of US Helicopters to Intimidate Protesters

Richard Weir

Researcher, Crisis and Conflict Division

@rich_weir
@rich_weir

June 5, 2020 News Release

US: Stop Using Untrained, Abusive Agencies at Protests

June 4, 2020 Commentary

How Digital Contact Tracing for COVID-19 Could Worsen Inequality

Published In Just Security

Arms

June 2, 2020
News Release
Protect Civilians from Explosive Weapons

June 3, 2020 News Release

Libya: Landmines Left After Armed Group Withdraws

June 2, 2020 Q & A

Key Questions and Answers on a Political Declaration on the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas
Business

June 4, 2020
Commentary
How Digital Contact Tracing for COVID-19 Could Worsen Inequality

Amos Toh

Senior Researcher, Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

@AmosToh
@AmosToh

Deborah Brown

Senior Researcher and Advocate, Digital Rights

@deblebrown
@deblebrown

Published in: Just Security

June 2, 2020 News Release

Ensure Justice for Migrant Workers Sent Home

May 29, 2020 Letter

Letter to HeidelbergCement Regarding Nahal Raba Quarry Expansion
Children's Rights

June 1, 2020
Commentary
China’s Lesbian Parenting Case is a Children’s Rights Issue

Michael Garcia Bochenek

Senior Counsel, Children’s Rights Division

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MichaelBochenek

Kyle Knight

Senior Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program

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knightktm

Published in:

June 1, 2020 News Release

US: Senate Should Reject EARN IT Act

June 1, 2020 Letter

Letter to US Senate Judiciary Committee: Reject the EARN IT Act, S. 3398
Crisis and Conflict

May 26, 2020
News Release
Myanmar: Imagery Shows 200 Buildings Burned

May 22, 2020 News Release

Yemen: Displaced at Heightened Covid-19 Risk

March 20, 2020 News Release

Greece: Grant Asylum Access to New Arrivals
Disability Rights

June 4, 2020
News Release
Mexico: Families Abuse, Neglect People with Disabilities

June 2, 2020 News Release

Russia: Publish Data About Covid-19 in Institutional Care

May 30, 2020 Dispatches

People in Institutions in Brazil at Risk from Covid-19
Environment

May 28, 2020
Dispatches
People with Disabilities Needed in Fight Against Climate Change

Cara Schulte

Associate, Environment and Human Rights

@CE_Schulte
@CE_Schulte

May 22, 2020 Commentary

Brazil’s Own Data Shows Amazon Fines Unenforced

May 20, 2020 News Release

Brazil: Amazon Penalties Suspended Since October
Free Speech

June 5, 2020
News Release
Cambodia: Thai Activist Abducted in Phnom Penh

June 5, 2020 Commentary

Iraq’s new government should lift barriers to free speech

Published In The Hill

June 4, 2020 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: Rights Defender Under House Arrest
Health

May 27, 2020
News Release
Thailand: State of Emergency Extension Unjustified

May 27, 2020 News Release

Covid-19 Prisoner Releases Too Few, Too Slow

May 27, 2020 Dispatches

Greece Migrant Camps Unfit for Pregnant People
International Justice

May 29, 2020
Commentary
Pandemic Adds New Threat for Rohingyas in Myanmar

Nadia Hardman

Researcher, Refugee and Migrant Rights Division

@Nadia_Hardman
@Nadia_Hardman

Param-Preet Singh

Associate Director, International Justice Program

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Published in: The Diplomat

May 29, 2020 News Release

Senegal/Chad: No Reparations for Ex-Dictator’s Victims

May 28, 2020 Dispatches

Confirmed Death of Alleged Rwandan Genocidaire
LGBT Rights

June 3, 2020
Commentary
Costa Rica’s Progress on Marriage Equality Should Inspire the Region

Cristian González Cabrera

Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program

@cristianfergo
@cristianfergo

Published in: Los Angeles Times

June 1, 2020 Commentary

China’s Lesbian Parenting Case is a Children’s Rights Issue

Published In

May 26, 2020 Dispatches

Two Years in Prison for Gay Sex in Turkmenistan
Migrants

June 5, 2020
Commentary
RAMCO Strike a Key Moment for Labor Rights in Lebanon

Aya Majzoub

Lebanon and Bahrain Researcher

@Aya_Majzoub
@Aya_Majzoub

Published in: Executive Magazine

June 4, 2020 Commentary

Second Covid-19 Death in US Immigration Detention

June 2, 2020 News Release

Ensure Justice for Migrant Workers Sent Home
Refugee Rights

June 4, 2020
Commentary
Second Covid-19 Death in US Immigration Detention

Thomas J. Rachko, Jr.

Advocacy Officer (Acting), US Program

@ThomasRachkoJr
@ThomasRachkoJr

June 5, 2020 News Release

US: Stop Using Untrained, Abusive Agencies at Protests

June 4, 2020 News Release

US: Suspend Deportations During Pandemic
Terrorism / Counterterrorism

June 5, 2020
News Release
Philippines: New Anti-Terrorism Act Endangers Rights

May 4, 2020 News Release

Syria: ISIS Dumped Bodies in Gorge

April 22, 2020 News Release

France: Urgently Repatriate Sick Child from Northeast Syria
Torture

April 8, 2020
News Release
Uzbekistan: UN Cites Concerns on Torture, Freedoms

April 6, 2020 News Release

Afghanistan: Prosecute Head of ISIS-linked Group

March 17, 2020 News Release

Saudi Arabia: New Mass Corruption Arrests
United Nations

Global

May 26, 2020
Dispatches
It’s Time to Treat Cybersecurity as a Human Rights Issue

Deborah Brown

Senior Researcher and Advocate, Digital Rights

@deblebrown
@deblebrown

May 17, 2020 Letter

Iraq: Human Rights Watch Submission to the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

May 8, 2020 Dispatches

UN Security Council Should Renew South Sudan Arms Embargo
Women's Rights

June 2, 2020
Dispatches
Caregivers Overwhelmed by Increased Demands Under Pandemic

Heather Barr

Acting Co-Director, Women's Rights Division

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heatherbarr1

June 2, 2020 Dispatches

Authorities in Nigeria Should Ensure #JusticeForUwa

May 28, 2020 Dispatches

New Zika Cases in Brazil Overshadowed by Covid-19