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May 20, 2019 Commentary

Green Activists are Fighting the Great Fight—But are Being Dragged Down by Petty Lawsuits

Activists from mining communities protesting at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on August 24, 2018, KwaZulu-Natal © 2018 Rob Symons

May 20, 2019 Statement

Third-Party Intervention Submissions on Behalf of Article 19 and Human Rights Watch

May 20, 2019 News Release

Ukraine: New President Should Set Rights Priorities

Groups Seek Greater Action to Halt Abuse

May 20, 2019 Letter

Letter to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky

May 20, 2019 News Release

Democratic Republic of Congo: Girls’ Lives Shattered by Attacks on Schools

“Tshiela,” aged 10, sits in what was once her school in Mulombela village, Kasai region. The school was attacked by government forces in 2017 and five students were killed.

May 20, 2019 Letter

Letter Response from Nadhim Zahawi to Human Rights Watch

May 20, 2019 Letter

Letter Response from UK Minister for Family Support to Human Rights Watch

May 20, 2019 Letter

Letter Response from UK Treasury to Human Rights Watch Regarding Welfare Reform

May 20, 2019 Witness

Interview: Scraping Together Pennies for a Loaf of Bread

UK Welfare Policy is Pushing Families into Hunger Crisis

Volunteers at the Wisbech food bank, Cambridgeshire make up an emergency parcel suitable for a large family, April 20. This food bank can sometimes offer families with children an additional £5 voucher to be redeemed at the local butcher or greengrocers.

May 20, 2019 News Release

UK: Welfare Cuts Mean Families Go Hungry

Government Policy Failings Exacerbate Food Poverty, Violate Right to Food

A volunteer at a Trussell Trust food bank prepares food parcels from their stores of donated food, toiletries and other items. London, United Kingdom.

May 18, 2019 News Release

Thailand: No Justice 9 Years After ‘Red Shirt’ Crackdown

Military Prosecutor Drops Case Against 8 Soldiers

On August 30, 2017, Phayao Akhard wears the bloody nurses gown worn by her daughter, nurse Kamolkate “Kate” Akhard, when she was killed by Thai Special Forces soldiers while tending wounded persons at the front of Wat Pathum temple on May 19, 2010, to pro

May 18, 2019 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

People rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court while the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra case remained pending, in Washington, U.S., June 25, 2018.

May 17, 2019 News Release

Sri Lanka: Failed Pledges Mar 10 Years Since War’s End

Without Progress on Justice, Abuses Persist

Women mourn at the graves of their relatives who died in 2009 during the last days of the war in Mullivaikkal, Sri Lanka, May 18, 2015.

May 17, 2019 News Release

Bangladesh: New Arrests Over Social Media Posts

Poet, Lawyer, Activists Jailed in Free Speech Crackdown

A Bangladeshi reads a news report that makes mention of Facebook along with other social networking service, on his mobile phone in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018.

May 17, 2019 Dispatches

#LoveWins in Taiwan

Marriage Equality Law a First for Asia

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