Europe/Central Asia
October 23, 2020
Russia: Authorities Targeting Free Speech at a University
Prosecutors have ordered a university in Moscow to submit detailed information on students and faculty who participated in mass protests and had contacts with foreign groups, Human Rights Watch said today. The order is part of an inspection of the university by a local prosecutor’s office.
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BusinessHuman Rights Watch welcomes the initiative of the UK government to launch a public consultation on due diligence on forest and ecosystem-risk commodities, as well as the announcement by minister of state Zac Goldsmith that the UK intends to spearhead a major global crackdown on illegal timber and deforestation in the run-up to COP 26.
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Turkmenistan: Denial, Inaction Worsen Food Crisis
Pandemic Compounds People’s Struggle for Affordable Food
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Hungary: Health Care Failures Endanger Lives
Ensure Access to Adequate, Quality Health Care, Provide Sufficient Resources
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Russia: Authorities Targeting Free Speech at a University
Prosecutor Demands Data on Student Protesters, Contact with Foreigners
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Turkmenistan: Drop Charges, Free Wrongfully Imprisoned Lawyer
Sentence Highlights Politically Motivated Persecution
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A Domestic Violence Case Goes to Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court
Self-Defence Against Domestic Violence Should Count at Trial
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Russia: Far East Peaceful Protester Facing Prosecution
Authorities Seek to End Three-Month Protests in Khabarovsk
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