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July 8, 2020

US: Alabama Missing Ways to Improve Young People’s Health

Alabama is failing to enact policies to improve health outcomes for its young people, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

July 8, 2020
News Release
Turkey: Plan to Divide, Undermine Legal Profession
Europe/Central Asia

July 6, 2020
Dispatches
Russian Journalist Sentenced on Bogus Terrorism Charges

Damelya Aitkhozhina

Researcher, Russia

@Damelya_HRW
@Damelya_HRW
Africa

July 7, 2020
Commentary
A Brutal Legacy of Burundi’s Late President

Lewis Mudge

Director, Central Africa

LewisMudge
LewisMudge

Published in: Jeune Afrique

Latest News

July 8, 2020 News Release

Malaysia: Crackdown on Critical Speech Intensifies
July 8, 2020 News Release

Nigeria: Humanist Group Leader Held Incommunicado
July 8, 2020 Dispatches

Two Men Face Execution in Bahrain
July 8, 2020 Dispatches

Justice at Risk in Democratic Republic of Congo
July 8, 2020 Dispatches

Moscow’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology Challenged
July 7, 2020 News Release

Venezuela: Rulings Threaten Free and Fair Elections
July 7, 2020 Commentary

Mexico’s President and Trump Have This in Common: They Both Trample Human Rights

Published In Los Angeles Times
July 7, 2020 Commentary

EU Solidarity on Migrant Children in Greece Could Change Lives

Published In Expressen
July 7, 2020 Dispatches

UK’s New Human Rights Sanctions Offer Tool to Curb Abuse
July 7, 2020 Dispatches

Another Journalist Arrested in Russia
July 7, 2020 Q & A

The Reform of Bar Associations in Turkey: Questions and Answers
July 6, 2020 Dispatches

Baseless Charges Against Prominent Somali Journalist
July 6, 2020 Dispatches

Report Exposes Impact of Privatizing US Criminal System

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Reports

July 8, 2020 Report

“It Wasn’t Really Safety, It Was Shame”

Young People, Sexual Health Education, and HPV in Alabama
July 8, 2020 Report

Burkina Faso: Residents’ Accounts Point to Mass Executions

Identify Remains of 180 Men Found in Djibo; Prosecute Those Responsible
June 30, 2020 Report

“You Have No Right to Complain”

Education, Social Restrictions, and Justice in Taliban-Held Afghanistan
June 29, 2020 Report

“Bring Me Back to Canada”

Plight of Canadians Held in Northeast Syria for Alleged ISIS Links

Africa

July 8, 2020
News Release
Nigeria: Humanist Group Leader Held Incommunicado

July 8, 2020 Dispatches

Justice at Risk in Democratic Republic of Congo

July 7, 2020 Commentary

A Brutal Legacy of Burundi’s Late President

Published In Jeune Afrique
Americas

July 7, 2020
News Release
Venezuela: Rulings Threaten Free and Fair Elections

July 7, 2020 Commentary

Mexico’s President and Trump Have This in Common: They Both Trample Human Rights

Published In Los Angeles Times

July 6, 2020 News Release

EU/Brazil: Delay Trade Deal Pending Amazon Crisis Response
Asia

July 6, 2020
Commentary
Japan’s Kirin Should Stop Supporting Myanmar Military

Teppei Kasai

Program Officer, Asia Division

Published in: Asia Times

July 8, 2020 News Release

Malaysia: Crackdown on Critical Speech Intensifies

July 3, 2020 News Release

Cambodia: Investigate Thai Activist’s ‘Disappearance’
Europe/Central Asia

July 8, 2020
News Release
Turkey: Plan to Divide, Undermine Legal Profession

July 8, 2020 Dispatches

Moscow’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology Challenged

July 7, 2020 Commentary

EU Solidarity on Migrant Children in Greece Could Change Lives

Published In Expressen
Middle East/North Africa

July 8, 2020
Dispatches
Two Men Face Execution in Bahrain

Aya Majzoub

Lebanon and Bahrain Researcher

@Aya_Majzoub
@Aya_Majzoub

July 6, 2020 News Release

Tunisia: Two-Year Sentence for Homosexuality

July 2, 2020 Dispatches

Iran Court Upholds Prison Sentence for Iranian-French Academic
United States

July 8, 2020
News Release
US: Alabama Missing Ways to Improve Young People’s Health

July 6, 2020 Dispatches

Report Exposes Impact of Privatizing US Criminal System

July 6, 2020 Commentary

Donald Trump’s Attack on the ICC Shows His Contempt for the Global Rule of Law

Published In Euronews

Arms

June 16, 2020
Dispatches
Italy Should Stop Arms Transfer to Egypt

Claudio Francavilla

EU Advocacy Officer

@ClaFrancavilla
@ClaFrancavilla

June 10, 2020 Dispatches

France Should Halt Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia, Egypt

June 9, 2020 Dispatches

Children Vote to Stop Killer Robots
Business

July 6, 2020
Dispatches
Report Exposes Impact of Privatizing US Criminal System

Komala Ramachandra

Senior Researcher, Business and Human Rights

Komala_chandra
Komala_chandra

July 6, 2020 Commentary

Japan’s Kirin Should Stop Supporting Myanmar Military

Published In Asia Times

June 29, 2020 Q & A

Protecting Economic and Social Rights During and Post-Covid-19
Children's Rights

July 8, 2020
News Release
US: Alabama Missing Ways to Improve Young People’s Health

July 3, 2020 Commentary

Keeping Schools Safe from the Battlefield

Published In International Review of the Red Cross

July 1, 2020 Dispatches

Syrian Refugee Children Are Still Being Robbed of an Education
Crisis and Conflict

June 29, 2020
Commentary
The US Commits the Same Abuses it Condemns Abroad

Belkis Wille

Senior Researcher, Crisis and Conflict Division

belkiswille
belkiswille

Ida Sawyer

Acting Crisis and Conflict Director

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ida_sawyer

Published in: Al Jazeera

June 29, 2020 News Release

Canada: Bring Home ISIS Suspects and Relatives from Syria

June 28, 2020 News Release

Syria: Protesters Describe Beatings, Arrests
Disability Rights

June 15, 2020
News Release
US: Ensure Oversight, Not Immunity, for Nursing Homes

June 11, 2020 Commentary

Covid-19 Sheds Light on the Flaws of Institutional Care

Published In Pescanik

June 11, 2020 Commentary

One Mozambique Girl’s Most Prized Possession: Her Eyeglasses
Environment

July 6, 2020
News Release
EU/Brazil: Delay Trade Deal Pending Amazon Crisis Response

July 6, 2020 Letter

Letter to the European Union on the EU-Mercosur Deal

July 1, 2020 News Release

UN: Environmental Emergency Undermines Children’s Rights
Free Speech

July 6, 2020
Dispatches
Baseless Charges Against Prominent Somali Journalist

Laetitia Bader

Director, Horn of Africa

LaetitiaBader
LaetitiaBader

July 8, 2020 News Release

Malaysia: Crackdown on Critical Speech Intensifies

July 6, 2020 News Release

Turkey: Politically Motivated Conviction of Activists
Health

July 8, 2020
News Release
US: Alabama Missing Ways to Improve Young People’s Health

July 2, 2020 News Release

Yemen: Aden Detainees Face Dire Covid-19 Risk

June 27, 2020 News Release

Turkmenistan Denies Apparent Covid-19 Outbreak
International Justice

July 6, 2020
Commentary
Donald Trump’s Attack on the ICC Shows His Contempt for the Global Rule of Law

Elizabeth Evenson

Associate Director, International Justice Program

liz_evenson
liz_evenson

Published in: Euronews

June 29, 2020 Dispatches

Working Toward a Stronger International Criminal Court

June 23, 2020 News Release

ICC: Member Countries Rally Around Court
LGBT Rights

July 6, 2020
News Release
Tunisia: Two-Year Sentence for Homosexuality

July 6, 2020 Commentary

Russia Should Repeal No-Women Jobs List

Published In Thomson Reuters Foundation

July 1, 2020 Dispatches

When Will Sports Stop Policing Femininity?
Migrants

June 9, 2020
Commentary
Russia's latest app will track migrant workers — but who's next?

Damelya Aitkhozhina

Researcher, Russia

@Damelya_HRW
@Damelya_HRW

Published in: openDemocracy

June 5, 2020 Commentary

RAMCO Strike a Key Moment for Labor Rights in Lebanon

Published In Executive Magazine

June 4, 2020 Commentary

Second Covid-19 Death in US Immigration Detention
Refugee Rights

July 1, 2020
Dispatches
Syrian Refugee Children Are Still Being Robbed of an Education

Breanna Small

NYU School of Law Fellow

@breannajocelyn
@breannajocelyn

Bill Van Esveld

Associate Director, MENA, Children's Rights Division

@billvanesveld
@billvanesveld

June 20, 2020 Commentary

For World Refugee Day, the US Plans to Reject Them All

Published In The Hill

June 12, 2020 News Release

Malaysia/Thailand: Allow Rohingya Refugees Ashore
Terrorism / Counterterrorism

July 1, 2020
Commentary
Sahel: Atrocities by the security forces are fueling recruitment by armed Islamists

Corinne Dufka

Director, West Africa

@CorinneDufka
@CorinneDufka

Published in: Le Monde

June 29, 2020 News Release

Canada: Bring Home ISIS Suspects and Relatives from Syria

June 16, 2020 Commentary

Canada Must Work to Bring Citizens Trapped in Syria Home – Even ISIS Suspects

Published In The Ottawa Citizen
Torture

June 24, 2020
News Release
Egypt: Rights Defender’s Relatives Arrested

April 8, 2020 News Release

Uzbekistan: UN Cites Concerns on Torture, Freedoms

April 6, 2020 News Release

Afghanistan: Prosecute Head of ISIS-linked Group
United Nations

July 1, 2020
Dispatches
When Will Sports Stop Policing Femininity?

Kyle Knight

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

knightktm
knightktm

June 30, 2020 Dispatches

Philippines in Hot Seat at UN Rights Council

June 29, 2020 News Release

UN: Act on Broad Expert Call Denouncing China Abuses
Women's Rights

July 8, 2020
News Release
US: Alabama Missing Ways to Improve Young People’s Health

July 5, 2020 Letter

Letter to the Chairman of the Investigation Committee of the Russian Federation A.I. Bastyrkin

July 3, 2020 News Release

Women Face Rising Risk of Violence During Covid-19