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Venezuela’s Deepening Crisis
The woman had left her home at 3 a.m. to arrive early at a market in Caracas where diapers would be sold at a subsidized rate. She stood in line for six hours with her 4-month-old baby - until members of the National Guard started shooting teargas toward the line...
Leaked Nauru Files Show Horrors of Australia’s Refugee Detention System
A girl writes in her school notebook, “I want death, I need death.” A service provider notes that two children who had returned to school after a week’s absence “were both extremely withdrawn and depressed, drawing images of children behind bars with sewn lips..."
Human Rights Watch Researcher Barred from DR Congo
“The Congolese government’s move to bar an experienced Human Rights Watch researcher under the guise of a work permit matter should fool no one..."
Mass Execution on Terrorism Charges in Iran
Iran’s mass execution of prisoners on August 2 at Rajai Shahr prison is a shameful low point in its human rights record..."
Double Thumbs Down, Gap Inc.
Many are outraged that a company like Gap, which prides itself on its social responsibility, is peddling gender stereotypes. Looking at the ad, I couldn’t also help wonder how workers – mostly women – who produce Gap’s clothes would react.

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Middle East/North Africa Syrian Government Airstrikes Closing Down Hospitals
“With heavy bombing continuing relentlessly in Aleppo especially, hospitals and clinics need to be treated as the sacred life-saving places they are, not as additional bombing targets..." Europe/Central Asia Armenia Sacks Yerevan Police Chief
The suspension and even sacking of police officers, especially such senior figures, was dramatic and could be a sign that there will be accountability for what happened on July 29, when police violently dispersed a crowd of protesters... Asia A Rights Agenda for Philippines President Duterte
Duterte should direct the military to stop targeting leftist activists, including indigenous and labor leaders, and press for full investigations and prosecutions in killings and enforced disappearances.

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