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January 18, 2018 News Release

North Korea: Bring Justice for Rights Crimes

Repression Intensifies as Crimes Against Humanity Continue

201801wr_northkorea_human_rights   North Korean leader Kim Jong-un participates in the opening of the 5th Conference of Cell Chairpersons of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central New
January 18, 2018 News Release

Indonesia: Failure to Confront Intolerance

Vulnerable Communities Face Worsening Risk

201801wr_indonesia_human_rights Two homosexual men were sentenced to 82 whips by the Shariah Court in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on May 23, 2017. They violated Islamic law in Qanun number 6, year 2014 Article 63, paragraph 1 regarding the Law of Liwath. Aceh i
January 18, 2018 News Release

Singapore: New Restrictions Limit Critical Voices

Rights Record on Free Expression, Assembly Worsens

201801wr_singapore_human_rights A woman wrapped in the rainbow flag is seen at the Pink Dot rally, Singapore's annual gay pride rally, at a park in Singapore July 1, 2017.
January 18, 2018 Commentary

America Treats Illegal Immigration Worse Than Most Crimes. Why?

Border residents and members of the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) protest to reject border militarization and the deportation of children, outside a detention center in Montana, Texas August 24, 2014.
January 17, 2018 Dispatches

Trump Blackmail at UN Won’t Work if Others Step Up

Aid to Palestinian Refugees Shouldn’t Be a Pressure Tactic

A Palestinian man stands next to a cart carrying a flour sack distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip January 3, 2018.
January 17, 2018 Dispatches

Arson Attack on Office of Russian Rights Group

Torching of Memorial’s Ingushetia Office Linked to Chechnya Work

The Ingushetia Office of Memorial Human Rights Center in the aftermath of the January 17 arson attack.
January 17, 2018 Commentary

Expanding Understanding of Human Rights in Lebanon

Garbage is piled near a highway in Beirut, Lebanon January 19, 2016. © 2017 Reuters
January 17, 2018 Commentary

To US VP Pence: Defend the Rights of Christians and all Egyptians

Relatives of victims react next to coffins arriving to the Coptic church that was bombed on Sunday in Tanta, Egypt, April 9, 2017. © 2017 Reuters
January 16, 2018 Dispatches

Florida Should Expand Syringe Exchange Statewide

Governor, Lawmakers Should Back IDEA Bill

The “Stay Safe Kit,” distributed by the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition, includes clean needles, naloxone, condoms, and information on area resources for people who use drugs and other vulnerable populations in Wilmington, North Carolina.
January 15, 2018 Dispatches

Philippine Government Targets ‘Rappler’ for Closure

Foreign Ownership Allegations Mask Vendetta Against Critical Website

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January 15, 2018 Letter

Updated submission to the Universal Periodic Review: France

29th session

January 15, 2018 Dispatches

Macron’s Calais Visit Should Lead to Change for Migrants

Authorities Should End Abuse of Migrants, Open Shelters for Winter

A migrant walks past the slogans which read "refugees welcome" written on a wall near the former "jungle" in Calais, France, August 23, 2017.
January 14, 2018 News Release

Somalia: Al-Shabab Demanding Children

Residents Threatened to Hand Over Boys, Girls

Children learning to read the Quran at the Gaabow Islamic school in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, August 2013. Parents and teachers told Human Rights Watch that Al-Shabab militants threatened and on occasion abducted teachers and children from schools in
January 14, 2018 News Release

Vietnam: Drop Charges Against Nguyen Van Oai

Intensive Crackdown on Rights Campaigners

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January 14, 2018 News Release

Human Rights Weekend Amsterdam: ‘Where Do I Stand?’

February 2-4, De Balie, Amsterdam

Human Rights Weekend Amsterdam: Where Do I Stand?

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