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February 8, 2023 Dispatches

Algeria Shuts Down Its Flagship Rights Group

Repression Comes Full Circle

Ali Yahia Abdennour, long-time president of the Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights.
February 8, 2023 Dispatches

Already Complicit in Libya Migrant Abuse, EU Doubles Down on Support

Handing Over of Search Boat Makes EU More Complicit in Abuses

Neighbourhood and Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Várhelyi, and Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs of Italy talking about five Search and Rescue vessels given to the Libyan Coast Guard.
February 8, 2023 Commentary

Racial Disparities Persist in Efforts to Eradicate Cervical Cancer

The government needs to eliminate the barriers to reproductive health care that are fueling inequalities for Black women

Women looking at a sign about HPV Vaccine
February 8, 2023 News Release

20th Annual Human Rights Watch Canada Film Festival

Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom to open the festival on International Women’s Day

Still from the film UÝRA: THE RISING FOREST
February 8, 2023 News Release

Algeria: Reverse Decision to Dissolve Leading Human Rights Group

Authorities’ Latest Blow to Independent Civil Society

A demonstration in Algiers, Algeria, on March 30, 2021.
February 8, 2023 Dispatches

Time to Tackle Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Toxic Air

Government Should Prioritize Investment in Clean Energy

Air pollution in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
February 7, 2023 Dispatches

Russia Legalizes Massive DNA Collection Without Oversight

New Law Is an Assault on the Right to Privacy

DNA sample is pipetted into a Petri dish.
February 7, 2023 Dispatches

Indian Courts Provide Government a Pathway on Rights

Recent Rulings Criticize Police, Officials for Discrimination, Fabricated Charges

Police and demonstrators scuffle during a protest against discriminatory citizenship laws outside Jamia University in Delhi.
February 7, 2023 Dispatches

Lebanon Rejects Civil Marriages, Puts Children at Risk

Government Should Pass Optional Civil Personal Status Law

Khalil Rizkallah and Nada Nehme during their online civil marriage ceremony in Lebanon.
February 7, 2023 News Release

Gaza: Sisters at Risk After Return to Father

Authorities Should Secure Women’s Safety; Investigate, Punish Domestic Violence

Wissam al-Tawil, 23, and Fatma al-Tawil, 19.
February 6, 2023 Dispatches

France’s Anti-Racism Action Plan Ignores Institutional Racism

Ethnic Profiling by Police and Systemic Racism Need to Be Included

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne presents the National Plan against racism, anti-semitism and ethnic discrimination at the Arab World Institute in Paris.
February 6, 2023 Dispatches

Afghan Professor Jailed After Protesting Restrictions on Women

Taliban Arrest Kabul Man Outspoken on Women’s Education

Professor Ismail Mashal speaking during an interview.
February 6, 2023 News Release

Pakistan: IMF Bailout Should Advance Economic Rights

Strengthen Social Protection, Mitigate Harm to Most Vulnerable

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February 6, 2023 Dispatches

Houthis Violating Women’s and Girls' Rights in Yemen

UN Experts Highlight Widespread Harm

A Yemeni woman shops at a market in Yemen's third city of Taiz.
February 6, 2023 News Release

UN Message to Ghana on Mental Health Care

At Human Rights Council, Countries Condemn the Practice of Shackling

Two men are shown having one of their ankles chained to a log-like structure.

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