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March 1, 2018 Commentary

Engaging in “Whataboutery” Instead of Protecting Rights

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February 28, 2018 Letter

Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child concerning Hungary

80th pre-sessional working group: List of Issues Prior to Reporting

February 28, 2018 Statement

70 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Closing the Implementation Gap

Human Rights Watch Statement to High-level Panel on 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and 25th Anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action

Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, UN high commissioner for human rights, speaks at the 36th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, September 11, 2017.
February 28, 2018 News Release

US: Freezing Cells for Detained Migrants

Degrading Treatment by Border Officials

Footage of women and children in immigration holding cells in Douglas, Arizona, September 2015, made public in 2016 after a group of migrants challenged detention conditions in the cells.
February 28, 2018 News Release

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Protesters, Journalists Detained

Freedom of Assembly Suppressed

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) headquarters in Ranya showing considerable damage following demonstrations from December 19-23, 2017, on the streets of the town. © 2018 Belkis Wille/Human Rights Watch
February 28, 2018 Commentary

Key Bills for Homeless Youth

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February 27, 2018 Dispatches

UN Report Details Abuses and War Crimes in South Sudan

Trials Needed to Bring Justice for These Atrocities

A soldier walks past women carrying their belongings near Benitu, northern South Sudan, February 11, 2017.
February 27, 2018 Commentary

When Students Stand Up

Emma Gonzalez, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, speaks to the media after calling for more gun control at a rally three days after the shooting at her school, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. February 17, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
February 27, 2018 Commentary

Xenophobia in Italy’s Election Campaign

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February 27, 2018 Report

Algeria: New Wave of Deportations

Allegations of Beatings in Round-Ups of Sub-Saharan Migrants

Migrants on a truck, leaving the camp in Tamanrasset on February 13, 2018.
February 27, 2018 Dispatches

Human Rights Watch Press Conference Foiled in Mauritania

Local Activists Addressing Discrimination, Slavery Also Face Government Obstacles

Human Rights Watch press conference in Nouakchott, Mauritania, February 12, 2018.
February 27, 2018 Dispatches

Turkey Considering Chemical Castration of Sex Offenders

Measure Would Violate Human Rights, Fail to Address Causes of Abuse

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February 27, 2018 News Release

Yemen: Houthis Sentence Baha’i Man to Death

Drop Charges, End Persecution of Religious Minority

The Specialized Criminal Court in Sanaa, Yemen, sentenced Hamed Kamal Haydara, detained since December 2013, to death on January 2, 2018, apparently on account of his religious beliefs and practice of the Baha'i faith.
February 27, 2018 News Release

Thailand: Activist Held Incommunicado in South

Arbitrary Detention Without Lawyer, Review by Judge, Raises Abuse Concerns

Aiman Hadeng, chair of the Justice for Peace Network, has been detained in a military camp in Thailand’s Yala province since February 23, 2018.
February 26, 2018 News Release

China: Big Data Fuels Crackdown in Minority Region

Predictive Policing Program Flags Individuals for Investigations, Detentions

Chinese police patrol a night market near Id Kah Mosque in Xinjiang, a day before the Eid al-Fitr holiday, June 25, 2017.

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