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December 13, 2021 News Release

Vietnam: Free Prominent Blogger

Drop Politically Motivated Charges Against Pham Doan Trang

Pham Doan Trang with two books that she co-authored, 2019.
December 13, 2021 Statement

US Congressional Briefing Statement

Human Rights Situation in Sudan

December 13, 2021 Report

Myanmar: Junta Blocks Lifesaving Aid

Donors Should Channel Assistance Via Local and Cross-Border Efforts

A man sits at a makeshift displacement site in Demoso township, Karenni State, June 17, 2021.
December 10, 2021 Commentary

Women’s Tennis Association shows global business how to deal with Beijing

By suspending tournaments in China over treatment of Peng Shuai, the WTA placed rights over profits. How will the International Olympic Committee react?

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December 10, 2021 Dispatches

Killing of Journalist, Criminal Libel in the Philippines

Assault on Media Shouldn’t Dim Maria Ressa’s Nobel Triumph

People in face masks hold signs that read "Defend Press Freedom"
December 10, 2021 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

The shallow grave of an unidentified person killed during fighting in the village of Chenna, in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Residents said it was dug in early September 2021 after Tigrayan fighters left the area. © 2021 Tom Gardner
December 10, 2021 Dispatches

US Supreme Court Delivers Blow to Women’s Rights

Allowing Texas Abortion Law to Stand an Alarming Signal

Women holding protest signs
December 10, 2021 Statement

Russian authorities should stop the persecution of key civil society organisation, Memorial

Directional sign "'Memorial' museum, archive, library," Moscow.
December 10, 2021 Dispatches

The Misguided US Approach to Drug Overdose Deaths

Federal Lawmakers Should Pursue Public Health Solutions Grounded in Rights

Evelyn Milan, right, prepares a package with sterile injecting equipment for a member at VOCAL-NY's headquarters in the Brooklyn borough of New York, June 3, 2018. 
December 10, 2021 News Release

Kazakhstan: Protect Women’s Rights

Criminalize Domestic Violence; Allow Women’s Day Rally

International Women’s Day march in Almaty, Kazakhstan, March 8, 2021.
December 10, 2021 News Release

Blue Lights for Human Rights Across Germany

St. Paul's Church in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is lit blue to celebrate Human Rights Day on December 10, 2019.
December 9, 2021 Report

Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Summarily Execute Civilians

UN Rights Body Should Create International Inquiry into War Crimes

The shallow grave of an unidentified person killed during fighting in the village of Chenna, in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Residents said it was dug in early September 2021 after Tigrayan fighters left the area. © 2021 Tom Gardner
December 9, 2021 Statement

States should ensure universal and equitable access to vaccines, support TRIPS waiver

HRW Statement - HRC Full-day intersessional seminar on good practices, key challenges and new developments relevant to access to medicines and vaccines

Supporters attend the Rally for Vaccine Access for Everyone, Everywhere on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
December 9, 2021 News Release

Restarting ‘Remain in Mexico’ a Travesty

Surface Reforms by US Fail to Address Serious Abuses of Asylum Seekers

Migrant women walk inside a migrant encampment in Matamoros, Mexico, February 18, 2021.
December 9, 2021 News Release

Bangladesh: Bring Home the ‘Disappeared’

Investigate Enforced Disappearances; Hold Those Responsible to Account

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