This week, Human Rights Watch joined the American Civil Liberties Union and Amnesty International in launching a public campaign urging President Obama to pardon whistleblower Edward Snowden. Sign the petition to bring him home... Independent Investigation of Philippine President Duterte Needed
“The detailed testimony from a ‘death squad’ member that then-Mayor Duterte was personally involved in killings and ordered others are very serious allegations that require an independent investigation.” Since Duterte took office as president on June 30, more than 2,000 people have been killed in his self-proclaimed “war on drugs..." Stop Arming Saudi Arabia
Within the last year the Obama administration has sold $20 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, arming an unprecedented attack on civilians in Yemen. The US is about to send another $1.15 Billion. Help stop the bloodshed... Hungary’s Xenophobic Anti-Migrant Campaign
Not only is the Hungarian government whipping up negative and hostile sentiment against asylum seekers and migrants, it is also making life as difficult as possible for those trying to enter the country... Somali Refugees Pressured to Leave Kenya
“We fled Somalia because of specific problems and those problems are still there,” said “Sahra,” a 42-year-old woman from Hiraan region who has signed up to return to Somalia. “It’s not the right time for us to go back...
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Middle East/North Africa New Church Law in Egypt Discriminates Against Christians“Many Egyptians hoped that governments would respect and protect freedom of religion, including for Christians, after the 2011 uprising..." United States Transgender Students at Risk in the US
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