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June 24, 2021 Commentary

Climate Action Must Take into Account Women’s Right to Land

Climate action plans have to include measures to redress women disproportionately affected by deforestation and plantation expansion.

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June 23, 2021 Dispatches

UN Head Urges India to Join Safe Schools Declaration

Ending Military Use of Schools Protects Students, Teachers

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard during a search operation in Srinagar, Kashmir, in August 2018.
June 22, 2021 News Release

Cambodia: Free Environmental Activists

End Persecution of Peaceful Campaigners

Mother Nature Cambodia activist Sun Ratha waves to her family as she is brought to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on June 19, 2021. (c) 2021 LICADHO
June 22, 2021 Dispatches

Malaysia Should Legally Recognize Transgender People

Gender Recognition Would Help Address Rights Violations

Transgender people in Malaysia face discrimination and abuses by government officials and agents, including public sector medical staff, teachers and local government officials. © 2014 Javad Tizmaghz Photography by Human Rights Watch
June 22, 2021 Statement

UN Rights Council needs to address China, Ethiopia, systemic racism and climate change

Item 2: Interactive Dialogue on High Commissioner’s annual report

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.
June 22, 2021 News Release

Myanmar: Teenager Describes Torture, Mock Burial

Many Tell of Beatings, Ill-Treatment in Detention

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June 22, 2021 News Release

Afghanistan: Children Detained, Tortured for Insurgent Links

Government, UN, Donors Should Ensure Reintegration

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June 17, 2021 Dispatches

Kim Jong Un Acknowledges Food Crisis in North Korea

Border to Remain Closed, Blocking Essential Trade and Food

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a Workers' Party meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. 
June 17, 2021 Letter

Joint Letter to Secretary Blinken: Proposed Thailand Law Threatens Civil Society Organizations Combatting Human Trafficking

Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-Ocha delivers a televised speech in Bangkok, Thailand, March 24, 2020. 
June 15, 2021 News Release

South Korea: Internet Sexual Images Ruin Women’s Lives

Government Response to Digital Sex Crimes Inadequate

A group of women sit holding protest signs that read "My Life Is Not Your Porn"
June 15, 2021 Report

UN Shared Rohingya Data Without Informed Consent

Bangladesh Provided Myanmar Information that Refugee Agency Collected

Rohingya refugees headed to the Bhasan Char island prepare to board navy vessels from the south eastern port city of Chattogram, Bangladesh on Feb.15,2021. © 2021 AP Photo
June 14, 2021 News Release

Myanmar: Stop Holding Family, Friends Hostage

Detaining People to Coerce Others is Collective Punishment

This image from an April 18, 2021 news report by Myawaddy TV shows people who security forces detained in the Yankin township of Yangon, Myanmar.
June 14, 2021 Dispatches

ICC One Step Closer to Probe of Philippines Murderous 'War on Drugs'

UN Human Rights Council Should Launch Own Investigation

Protesters hold up pictures of victims of extrajudicial killings during Human Rights Day protests in Manila
June 11, 2021 Dispatches

Deadly Afghanistan Attack Shows Dangers to Humanitarian Workers

Bring to Justice Those Responsible for Killing 10 Deminers

Clearance operator from the Halo Trust clearing a steep, rocky hillside in Afghanistan.
June 10, 2021 News Release

Papua New Guinea: Violence Against Women Accused of Sorcery

Protect Women Targeted; Hold Attackers to Account

Screenshot from the testimony of Dr. Fiona Hukula at the Special Parliamentary Inquiry into Gender-Based Violence in Port Moresby on May 24, 2021.  

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