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A Russian officer guards a polling station in the city of Luhansk, Ukraine, which is occupied by Russia.

September 30, 2022

Fictitious Annexation Follows 'Voting' at Gunpoint

Vladimir Putin has just signed a document claiming to annex four Russia-occupied Ukrainian territories in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. Days before, Russia purported to hold “referendums” in these areas, with hastily staged “voting,” in some cases at gunpoint.

Europe/Central Asia

October 3, 2022
Dispatches
Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Conflict Leaves Children without Education

Syinat Sultanalieva

Researcher, Europe and Central Asia Division
European Union

September 30, 2022
News Release
EU: Denounce Israel’s Apartheid at Association Council Meeting
Rwanda

September 29, 2022
Dispatches
Trial of Rwanda Genocide Suspect Begins in The Hague

Lewis Mudge

Director, Central Africa

Latest News

October 3, 2022 Commentary

Congo Oil, Gas Lease Sale Threatens Rights and Climate Catastrophe

Published In Jeune Afrique
September 30, 2022 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
September 29, 2022 Commentary

Kazakhstan Should Hear Out the UN on Rights Abuse in China

Published In Vlast
September 29, 2022 News Release

Brazil: Uphold the Right to Vote Freely and Safely
September 28, 2022 Q & A

COP27 Q&A
September 28, 2022 Dispatches

The New Italian Government Poses A Human Rights Challenge
September 28, 2022 Commentary

High Toll of Violence For Women With Disabilities New Survey Reveals

Published In EL PAÍS
September 28, 2022 Commentary

Free Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja

Published In Berlingske
September 27, 2022 News Release

Sri Lanka: Revoke Sweeping New Order to Restrict Protest
September 27, 2022 Dispatches

Belarusian Authorities Further Tighten Chokehold on Civil Society
September 27, 2022 Commentary

Migrants Crossing a Dangerous Area Need Panama’s Help

Published In El País
September 27, 2022 Q & A

Q & A: Renewal of the Mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE)
September 27, 2022 News Release

US: Budget Cuts Put Public Housing Tenants at Risk

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September 27, 2022 Report

“We Deserve to Have a Place to Live”

How US Underfunding Public Housing Harms Rights in New York, New Mexico, and Beyond
September 21, 2022 Report

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The Health Impacts of Plastic Recycling in Turkey
September 18, 2022 Report

Jordan: Government Crushes Civic Space

Detentions, Interrogations, Harassment and Restrictions on Basic Rights
September 13, 2022 Report

Myanmar: Death of Activists in Custody

Six Cases Highlight Alleged Torture, Junta’s Failure to Investigate

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“Just Let Us Be”
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“You Cry at Night but Don’t Know Why”
September 28, 2022 Dispatches

The New Italian Government Poses A Human Rights Challenge

Africa

Africa

September 23, 2022
News Release
Chad: Security Force Abuse Amid National Dialogue

October 3, 2022 Commentary

Congo Oil, Gas Lease Sale Threatens Rights and Climate Catastrophe

Published In Jeune Afrique

September 27, 2022 Q & A

Q & A: Renewal of the Mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE)
Americas

Americas

September 29, 2022
News Release
Brazil: Uphold the Right to Vote Freely and Safely

September 28, 2022 Commentary

High Toll of Violence For Women With Disabilities New Survey Reveals

Published In EL PAÍS

September 27, 2022 Commentary

Migrants Crossing a Dangerous Area Need Panama’s Help

Published In El País
Asia

Asia

September 29, 2022
Commentary
Kazakhstan Should Hear Out the UN on Rights Abuse in China

Hugh Williamson

Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

Published in: Vlast

September 27, 2022 News Release

Sri Lanka: Revoke Sweeping New Order to Restrict Protest

September 26, 2022 Dispatches

Japan Should Strengthen New Business and Human Rights Guidelines
Europe/Central Asia

Europe/Central Asia

October 3, 2022
Dispatches
Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Conflict Leaves Children without Education

Syinat Sultanalieva

Researcher, Europe and Central Asia Division

September 30, 2022 Dispatches

Fictitious Annexation Follows 'Voting' at Gunpoint

September 29, 2022 Commentary

Kazakhstan Should Hear Out the UN on Rights Abuse in China

Published In Vlast
Middle East/North Africa

European Union

September 30, 2022
News Release
EU: Denounce Israel’s Apartheid at Association Council Meeting

September 28, 2022 Q & A

COP27 Q&A

September 28, 2022 Commentary

Free Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja

Published In Berlingske
United States

United States

September 27, 2022
News Release
US: Budget Cuts Put Public Housing Tenants at Risk

September 21, 2022 Commentary

Finally, a Better U.S. War Crimes Bill. Now What?

Published In Lawfare

September 16, 2022 News Release

UN: World Leaders Should Press China, Russia on Atrocities

Arms

Global

September 20, 2022
News Release
Explosive Weapons Declaration to Curb Civilian Harm

September 19, 2022 Commentary

It's Time for the U.S. to Ban Cluster Munitions

Published In Foreign Policy in Focus

August 25, 2022 News Release

Growing Civilian Toll from Russian Cluster Munition Attacks
Children's Rights

Europe/Central Asia

October 3, 2022
Dispatches
Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Conflict Leaves Children without Education

Syinat Sultanalieva

Researcher, Europe and Central Asia Division

September 13, 2022 Commentary

The US Record on Protecting Our Children Is Abysmal

Published In Sun Sentinel

September 13, 2022 News Release

US States Fail to Protect Children’s Rights
Crisis and Conflict

Asia

September 27, 2022
News Release
Sri Lanka: Revoke Sweeping New Order to Restrict Protest

September 23, 2022 News Release

Indonesia: Hope for Justice in 2014 Papua Massacre

September 2, 2022 Letter

Ethiopia: Extend the Expert Commission’s mandate
Disability Rights

Americas

September 28, 2022
Commentary
High Toll of Violence For Women With Disabilities New Survey Reveals

Carlos Ríos Espinosa

Senior Researcher and Advocate, Disability Rights Division

Published in: EL PAÍS

September 23, 2022 Dispatches

For the Deaf Community, Sign Language Equals Rights

September 21, 2022 News Release

Canada: Nova Scotia To End Immigration Detention in Jails
Economic Justice and Rights

Asia

September 27, 2022
News Release
Sri Lanka: Revoke Sweeping New Order to Restrict Protest

September 27, 2022 News Release

US: Budget Cuts Put Public Housing Tenants at Risk

September 26, 2022 Dispatches

Japan Should Strengthen New Business and Human Rights Guidelines
Environment

Middle East/North Africa

September 28, 2022
Q & A
COP27 Q&A

October 3, 2022 Commentary

Congo Oil, Gas Lease Sale Threatens Rights and Climate Catastrophe

Published In Jeune Afrique

September 21, 2022 News Release

Turkey: Plastic Recycling Harms Health, Environment
Free Speech

Asia

September 27, 2022
News Release
Sri Lanka: Revoke Sweeping New Order to Restrict Protest

September 26, 2022 News Release

Algeria: Free Activist Granted Refugee Status in Tunisia

September 23, 2022 News Release

Chad: Security Force Abuse Amid National Dialogue
Health

United States

September 8, 2022
News Release
US: California Should Enact Housing, Treatment Options That Work

September 7, 2022 Dispatches

Uzbekistan’s Proposed Medical Testing Law Violates Basic Rights

September 2, 2022 Dispatches

Flood-Affected Women in Pakistan Need Urgent Help
LGBT Rights

Europe/Central Asia

September 26, 2022
Dispatches
Hungary Should Guarantee Safety of Lesbian Activists During DykeMarch

Erin Kilbride

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

September 22, 2022 Dispatches

England To End LBQ+ Discrimination in Access to Fertility Services

September 7, 2022 Dispatches

A Push to Silence LGBT Rights in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Refugees and Migrants

Middle East/North Africa

September 26, 2022
News Release
Algeria: Free Activist Granted Refugee Status in Tunisia

September 13, 2022 Dispatches

Endless Tragedies in the Mediterranean Sea

September 8, 2022 Interview

Interview: UK Government Heads to Court Over Refugee Expulsion Plan
Rights of Older People

September 19, 2022
Dispatches
‘Chemical Restraints’ Deprive Older People of Liberty

Bridget Sleap

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August 12, 2022 Dispatches

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July 19, 2022 Letter

Joint Letter to Key US Government Leadership
International Justice

Rwanda

September 29, 2022
Dispatches
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Lewis Mudge

Director, Central Africa

September 26, 2022 Dispatches

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September 22, 2022 News Release

Guinea: Landmark Trial for 2009 Massacre
Technology and Rights

United States

August 11, 2022
Dispatches
US ‘Flexible Work’ Bill Would Spell Disaster for Rights in Gig Economy

Amos Toh

Senior Researcher, Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Technology and Human Rights

July 23, 2022 Dispatches

The Russian Government’s Advance on Biometric Data

July 21, 2022 Commentary

Meta and Hate Speech in India

Published In Thomson Reuters Foundation News
Terrorism / Counterterrorism

Asia

September 14, 2022
News Release
China: Xinjiang Official Figures Reveal Higher Prisoner Count

August 9, 2022 News Release

Nigeria: Insecurity Grips Nation’s Capital

June 15, 2022 Letter

Joint NGO letter ahead of the EU-Egypt Association Council meeting
Torture

Middle East/North Africa

September 28, 2022
Commentary
Free Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja

Måns Molander

Nordic Director

Joey Shea

Acting Researcher, Yemen and Bahrain

Published in: Berlingske

September 14, 2022 News Release

China: Xinjiang Official Figures Reveal Higher Prisoner Count

September 13, 2022 Report

Myanmar: Death of Activists in Custody
United Nations

Asia

September 29, 2022
Commentary
Kazakhstan Should Hear Out the UN on Rights Abuse in China

Hugh Williamson

Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

Published in: Vlast

September 20, 2022 Dispatches

As Philippines’ Marcos Speaks Before UN, a Few Reminders

September 16, 2022 News Release

UN: World Leaders Should Press China, Russia on Atrocities
Women's Rights

Middle East/North Africa

September 16, 2022
News Release
Saudi Arabia: Drop Baseless Investigation of US Citizen

September 16, 2022 Dispatches

Woman Dies in Custody of Iran’s ‘Morality Police’

September 6, 2022 Dispatches

Afghan War Commission Should Examine US Role on Women’s Rights