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February 6, 2019

Poland: Women’s Rights Activists Targeted

The Polish government is targeting women’s rights activists and organizations, putting women’s rights and safety at risk. Activists have targets on their backs simply for helping survivors of abuse or for supporting basic rights to reproductive health and peaceful protest.

Women's Rights

February 6, 2019 News Release

Poland: Women’s Rights Activists Targeted
Europe/Central Asia

March 7, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Best Chance to Make the EU Relocation Plan Work? Follow Portugal’s Lead

Philippe Dam
Advocacy Director, Europe and Central Asia Division
Terrorism / Counterterrorism

(Washington, DC, December 11, 2008) - Other EU governments should accept Portugal's call to resettle Guantanamo detainees who cannot be returned to their home countries, Human Rights Watch said today.

December 11, 2008 News Release

EU: Accept Portugal’s Call to Take Guantanamo Detainees

News

March 8, 2017 Letter

Civil Society Letter to Heads of State and Government on EU Response to the Refugee Crisis
December 4, 2007 News Release

EU-Africa: Summit Should Take Concrete Steps to Tackle Rights Abuses
June 25, 2007 News Release

European Union: Portugal Should Champion Human Rights
June 10, 2007 News Release

Betraying human rights in Russia
February 11, 2007 News Release

European Parliament: Condemn Complicity in Illegal CIA Activity

Daily Brief

February 19, 2019

Killing in the name of cows; #MetooUyghur campaign demands answers from China; Australia promises to investigate abuse of people with disabilities; Sudan protests enter third month; stifling progress for children's rights at the Holy Sea and online freedom in Russia; need for independent probe of sniper killings in Brazil; and New York bans discrimination based on hairstyles.