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October 17, 2017 News Release

Burma: New Satellite Images Confirm Mass Destruction
October 17, 2017 News Release

Afghanistan: Girls Struggle for an Education
October 17, 2017 News Release

Kuwait: Court Strikes Down Draconian DNA Law
October 16, 2017 Dispatches

China’s Party Congress Ramps Up Controls

Sophie Richardson
China Director
October 16, 2017 Dispatches

Girls Kidnapped by Boko Haram Share Their Stories at UN

Zama Neff
Executive Director, Children’s Rights Division
October 16, 2017 Dispatches

Indonesia Endorses Killing Drug Suspects to Cut Costs

Phelim Kine
Deputy Director, Asia Division
October 16, 2017 Dispatches

Ghana Breaks The Chains On Mental Health

Shantha Rau Barriga
Director, Disability Rights
October 16, 2017 Dispatches

Trump’s Actions on Health Threatens Rights

Megan McLemore
Senior Researcher, Health and Human Rights
October 15, 2017 News Release

Kenya: Police Killed, Beat Post-Election Protesters
October 15, 2017 Dispatches

Somalia Bombing Takes Ghastly Civilian Toll

Laetitia Bader
Senior Researcher, Africa Division
October 13, 2017 News Release

US: Sessions’s Asylum Claims Baseless, Dangerous
October 13, 2017 Q & A

Q & A: White House Immigration Principles and Policies
October 13, 2017 Letter

US Congress: Support Respect for Human Rights in Ethiopia
October 13, 2017 Commentary

The Rights Weekender

Paul Aufiero
Senior Coordinator
October 13, 2017 News Release

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Jim Murphy
Deputy director, digital

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