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October 14, 2021

Canada: Stop Incarcerating Immigration Detainees in Provincial Jails

Provincial governments should sever their contracts to hold immigration detainees in provincial jails, where many experience abusive conditions, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today in opening a joint national campaign, #WelcomeToCanada.

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Afghanistan

October 15, 2021
News Release
Turkey: Soldiers Beat, Push Afghan Asylum Seekers Back to Iran
Middle East/North Africa

October 15, 2021
Dispatches
Lebanon’s Tragic Cycle of Violence Has a Cause

Lama Fakih

Director, Crisis and Conflict Division
Middle East/North Africa

October 14, 2021
News Release
Kuwait: Quash Conviction Against Transgender Woman

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October 16, 2021 Commentary

Thugs Attack Russian Human Rights Group, Then Police Make Matters Worse

Published In The Moscow Times
October 15, 2021 Dispatches

Russian Activist Imprisoned for Peaceful Environmental Protests
October 15, 2021 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
October 15, 2021 Dispatches

US Should Invest in Home and Community-Based Services
October 15, 2021 Dispatches

New Vetting Process in International Criminal Court Deputy Prosecutor Elections
October 14, 2021 Commentary

Al-Sisi’s Western Benefactors Are Betraying Egypt’s Democratic Struggle

Published In Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN)
October 14, 2021 Dispatches

Sweden Should Press China to Release Swedish Book Publisher
October 14, 2021 Dispatches

French Minister’s Denial of Police Abuses Against Migrants Flies in the Face of the Facts
October 13, 2021 Dispatches

As Australia Reopens, Vaccine Equity Should Be a Priority
October 13, 2021 News Release

Singapore: Withdraw Foreign Interference Bill
October 13, 2021 News Release

Uzbekistan: Opponents Barred from Presidential Ballot
October 13, 2021 Q & A

Q & A: Uzbekistan’s 2021 Presidential Election
October 13, 2021 Dispatches

Poland’s Compromised Court Threatens Rule of Law in Europe

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Reports

October 12, 2021 Report

Africa: Covid-19 Aid Falling Short

Rise in Poverty, Hunger Shows Need to Expand Social Protection
October 8, 2021 Report

Israel/Palestine: Facebook Censors Discussion of Rights Issues

Independent Investigation, Alignment with International Standards Needed
October 7, 2021 Report

Enforced Misery

The Degrading Treatment of Migrant Children and Adults in Northern France
October 5, 2021 Report

Canada: Disastrous Impact of Extreme Heat

Failure to Protect Older People, People with Disabilities in British Columbia

Africa

Africa

October 12, 2021
Report
Africa: Covid-19 Aid Falling Short

October 12, 2021 News Release

UN: Noncompetitive Rights Council Election Aids Abusers

October 11, 2021 Dispatches

ICC Should Pursue Higher-Level Seleka from Central African Republic
Americas

Americas

October 14, 2021
News Release
Canada: Stop Incarcerating Immigration Detainees in Provincial Jails

October 14, 2021 Letter

Colombia: Letter to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

October 12, 2021 News Release

UN: Noncompetitive Rights Council Election Aids Abusers
Asia

Asia

October 14, 2021
Dispatches
Sweden Should Press China to Release Swedish Book Publisher

Sophie Richardson

China Director

October 13, 2021 Dispatches

As Australia Reopens, Vaccine Equity Should Be a Priority

October 13, 2021 News Release

Singapore: Withdraw Foreign Interference Bill
Europe/Central Asia

Europe/Central Asia

October 16, 2021
Commentary
Thugs Attack Russian Human Rights Group, Then Police Make Matters Worse

Tanya Lokshina

Associate Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

Published in: The Moscow Times

October 15, 2021 Dispatches

Russian Activist Imprisoned for Peaceful Environmental Protests

October 15, 2021 News Release

Turkey: Soldiers Beat, Push Afghan Asylum Seekers Back to Iran
Middle East/North Africa

Middle East/North Africa

October 15, 2021
Dispatches
Lebanon’s Tragic Cycle of Violence Has a Cause

Lama Fakih

Director, Crisis and Conflict Division

October 14, 2021 Commentary

Al-Sisi’s Western Benefactors Are Betraying Egypt’s Democratic Struggle

Published In Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN)

October 14, 2021 News Release

Kuwait: Quash Conviction Against Transgender Woman
United States

United States

October 15, 2021
Dispatches
US Should Invest in Home and Community-Based Services

Emily DiMatteo

Intern, Disability Rights Division

October 12, 2021 News Release

UN: Noncompetitive Rights Council Election Aids Abusers

October 8, 2021 Dispatches

US Should Keep Millions of Children Out of Poverty

Arms

September 15, 2021
News Release
US: Commit to Joining Cluster Munitions Ban

August 2, 2021 News Release

Killer Robots: Urgent Need to Fast-Track Talks

July 27, 2021 Report

Gaza: Apparent War Crimes During May Fighting
Business

Africa

October 11, 2021
Commentary
What is the Future of Guinea's Mining Sector After the Coup?

Jim Wormington

Senior Researcher, Africa Division

Published in: Thomson Reuters Foundation

October 8, 2021 Report

Israel/Palestine: Facebook Censors Discussion of Rights Issues

September 22, 2021 Dispatches

Biden’s Best Chance to Tackle US Inequality
Children's Rights

Middle East/North Africa

October 11, 2021
News Release
Lebanon: Planning Lapses Endanger School Year

October 8, 2021 Dispatches

US Should Keep Millions of Children Out of Poverty

October 7, 2021 News Release

France: Degrading Treatment of Migrants Around Calais
Crisis and Conflict

Afghanistan

October 15, 2021
News Release
Turkey: Soldiers Beat, Push Afghan Asylum Seekers Back to Iran

October 1, 2021 Dispatches

Millions at Risk as Ethiopia Expels UN Officials

September 21, 2021 News Release

US: Treatment of Haitian Migrants Discriminatory
Disability Rights

United States

October 15, 2021
Dispatches
US Should Invest in Home and Community-Based Services

Emily DiMatteo

Intern, Disability Rights Division

October 14, 2021 News Release

Canada: Stop Incarcerating Immigration Detainees in Provincial Jails

October 5, 2021 Dispatches

Ensuring All Iraqis with Disabilities Are Able to Vote
Environment

Europe/Central Asia

October 15, 2021
Dispatches
Russian Activist Imprisoned for Peaceful Environmental Protests

Damelya Aitkhozhina

Researcher, Russia

October 12, 2021 Dispatches

UN Rights Bodies Take Strong Stance on Climate Crisis

October 6, 2021 Dispatches

UN Rights Body Should Act to Recognize Right to a Healthy Environment
Free Speech

Asia

October 13, 2021
News Release
Singapore: Withdraw Foreign Interference Bill

October 13, 2021 News Release

Uzbekistan: Opponents Barred from Presidential Ballot

October 13, 2021 Q & A

Q & A: Uzbekistan’s 2021 Presidential Election
Health

Asia

October 13, 2021
Dispatches
As Australia Reopens, Vaccine Equity Should Be a Priority

Sophie McNeill

Australia Researcher

October 5, 2021 Commentary

Vaccine Mandates Can Support Human Rights, But Broader Strategy Is Crucial

Published In The New Humanitarian

September 22, 2021 Dispatches

Quad Leaders Should Back Covid-19 Intellectual Property Waiver
LGBT Rights

Middle East/North Africa

October 14, 2021
News Release
Kuwait: Quash Conviction Against Transgender Woman

October 12, 2021 Dispatches

Trans Man Fights Japan’s Sterilization Requirement

October 6, 2021 Commentary

Hungary’s Path Puts Everyone’s Rights in Danger

Published In Social Europe
Refugees and Migrants

United States

October 7, 2021
Dispatches
Biden Administration Falls Far Short of US Refugee Admissions Cap

Bill Frelick

Director, Refugee and Migrant Rights Division

October 7, 2021 News Release

France: Degrading Treatment of Migrants Around Calais

October 7, 2021 Witness

Showing the Despair, and the Beauty, in Migrants’ Lives
Rights of Older People

United States

October 15, 2021
Dispatches
US Should Invest in Home and Community-Based Services

Emily DiMatteo

Intern, Disability Rights Division

October 5, 2021 Report

Canada: Disastrous Impact of Extreme Heat

September 20, 2021 Dispatches

Discrimination Against Older People Pervasive Worldwide
International Justice

October 15, 2021
Dispatches
New Vetting Process in International Criminal Court Deputy Prosecutor Elections

Elizabeth Evenson

Associate Director, International Justice Program

October 14, 2021 Letter

Colombia: Letter to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

October 11, 2021 Dispatches

ICC Should Pursue Higher-Level Seleka from Central African Republic
Technology and Rights

Middle East/North Africa

October 8, 2021
Report
Israel/Palestine: Facebook Censors Discussion of Rights Issues

September 21, 2021 Dispatches

US Tech Companies Bow to Russian Government

August 13, 2021 Commentary

Cybercrime is Dangerous, But a New UN Treaty Could Be Worse for Rights

Published In Just Security
Terrorism / Counterterrorism

National Security

September 11, 2021
Commentary
End the 'War on Terror'

Kenneth Roth

Executive Director

Published in: Newsweek

September 9, 2021 Commentary

Twenty Years On: The Legacy of 9/11

September 9, 2021 Commentary

9/11 Unleashed a Global Storm of Human Rights Abuses
Torture

Asia

September 16, 2021
News Release
Thailand: Outlaw Torture, Enforced Disappearances

September 1, 2021 Commentary

Al-Sisi Is Leaving the Sick to Suffer in Egypt’s Prisons

Published In Foreign Policy

August 26, 2021 News Release

Thailand: Drug Suspect Tortured to Death
United Nations

Global

October 12, 2021
Dispatches
UN Rights Bodies Take Strong Stance on Climate Crisis

Katharina Rall

Senior Researcher, Environment and Human Rights

October 12, 2021 News Release

UN: Noncompetitive Rights Council Election Aids Abusers

October 10, 2021 Letter

Joint Open Letter on Human Rights in North Korea
Women's Rights

Afghanistan

October 12, 2021
Commentary
No stability and peace without protecting women and girls

Heather Barr

Associate Director, Women's Rights Division

Published in: Friedrich Naumann Foundation

October 6, 2021 News Release

Tanzania: Pregnant Student Ban Harms Thousands

October 1, 2021 Dispatches

Illinois Should Protect Reproductive Rights