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December 18, 2018 Commentary

No Country for Gay Men, Young Girls

Can the Bulldozer Really Change Gear?

Tanzania Sisi Kwa Sisi Foundation, a non-governmental LGBT youth organization based in Dar Es Salaam. On October 17, 2017, police raided a workshop at a hotel in Dar Es Salaam, where lawyers and activists were meeting to discuss HIV preve

December 18, 2018 News Release

South Sudan: Spate of Sexual Violence

Impunity Fueling Roadside Attacks on Women, Girls Around Bentiu

Women line up for food rations at a distribution site in Bentiu, South Sudan, on December 8, 2018.

December 18, 2018 News Release

Sigrid Kaag Opens Amsterdam Human Rights Weekend 2019

“Where Do I Stand” is Theme of Event at De Balie (7-10 February)

December 18, 2018 News Release

US: Fears of Prescribing Hurt Chronic Pain Patients

Moves to Reduce Opioid Use Limit Treatment Options

Maria Higginbotham, 57, holding screws and bolts removed from her back in a recent surgery above x-rays of her body.

December 18, 2018 Report

Greece: Violent Pushbacks at Turkey Border

End Summary Returns, Unchecked Violence

Migrants that crossed the land border between Greece and Turkey are seen at the Pre-Removal Detention Center in the village of Fylakio, Northern Greece, February 24, 2017.

December 17, 2018 News Release

Mexico: Reject Bill Expanding Pretrial Detention

Would Pack Jails With People Not Convicted

December 17, 2018 Dispatches

Human Rights Can’t Leave People With Disabilities Behind

Rights Need to be Truly Universal

Grand Place in Brussels lit in blue for human rights

December 17, 2018 News Release

DR Congo: Campaigning Violently Suppressed

UN Peacekeepers Should Help Protect People Prior to Election

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government deployed security forces across Lubumbashi on December 11, 2018 to block the free movement of opposition presidential candidate Martin Fayulu and his supporters, killing at least five people and wounding dozen

December 17, 2018 Interview

Interview: The Downside of Kenya’s Massive Development Project

Activists in Lamu Challenge Power Despite Threats

Residents and environmental activists protesting against lack of consultations and government failure to address environmental concerns in respect ofo the proposed Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia (LAPSSET) project in Lamu island, Kenya, March 1, 2012.

December 17, 2018 News Release

Kenya: Harassment of Environmental Activists

Arrested, Interrogated, Detained

December 16, 2018 News Release

Japan: Football Star Working for Rights Abuser

Keisuke Honda to Coach Cambodia National Team Under Notorious General

Former Japan football player Keisuke Honda walks on the pitch during his debut as coach of Cambodia's national football team at a friendly match against Malaysia, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, September 10, 2018.

December 16, 2018 UPR

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Yemen

31st session of the Universal Periodic Review; 3rd cycle

December 16, 2018 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Cambodia

31st session of the Universal Periodic Review; 3rd cycle

December 16, 2018 UPR

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Eritrea

31st session of the Universal Periodic Review; 3rd cycle

Eritrean refugees hold placards during a protest against the Eritrean government outside their embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel May 11, 2015.

December 16, 2018 UPR

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Afghanistan

31st session of the Universal Periodic Review; 3rd cycle

A US soldier searches a house in a village in Baluchi pass in Uruzgan province, November 1, 2004.

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