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December 20, 2017 Dispatches

#MeToo in Afghanistan: Is Anyone Listening?

The Government Has Defined Harassment, But Abuse is Still Common

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December 20, 2017 Dispatches

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December 20, 2017 Letter

Joint Letter to the Secretary General of the Council of Ministers Salah Alayan About the Law on Electronic Crimes

December 20, 2017 News Release

Palestine: Reform Restrictive Cybercrime Law

Amended Draft Better, but Still Short of International Standards

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December 20, 2017 Dispatches

Austrian Coalition Puts Europe’s Human Rights Values to the Test

Coalition Has Worrying Policies on Immigration, Asylum, and ‘Political Islam’

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December 19, 2017 News Release

Sudan: Charge or Release Rights Activists

Credible Fears of Torture, Ill-Treatment of Detainees

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Beyond Justice: How the Yugoslav Tribunal Made History

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December 19, 2017 Dispatches

US-led Coalition in Iraq’s Lame Boast on Civilian Death Inquiries

Media Office Ignores Human Rights Watch’s Offer of Information

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December 19, 2017 Commentary

It’s Time for the UN to Sanction Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince

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December 19, 2017 Dispatches

Indonesian Religion Minister’s Contradictory LGBT ‘Embrace’

Bigoted Remarks Make Tolerance Plea Ring Hollow

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December 19, 2017 Commentary

Why India Needs a Victim and Witness Protection Law

Could Delhi’s Witness Protection Scheme Be a Template for a Nationwide Law?

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December 19, 2017 News Release

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Defendants Detained in Case Linked to 1994 Terrorist Attack

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December 19, 2017 Dispatches

UK’s Grenfell Tower Fire Response is Falling Short on Rights

Six Months On, Justice and Safe Housing Remain Key

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December 19, 2017 News Release

Lebanon: Police Violence at Protest on Jerusalem

Investigate Use of Force, Ensure Accountability

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December 19, 2017 News Release

Burma: Methodical Massacre at Rohingya Village

Hundreds Killed, Raped in Tula Toli

Survivors of the Tula Toli massacre in Rakhine State, Burma.

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