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December 5, 2017 News Release

Yemen: Ali Abdullah Saleh Leaves Behind Grim Legacy

Ex-President’s Death Underscores Need for Impartial Investigations

Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh addresses a rally held to mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of his General People's Congress party in Sanaa, Yemen August 24, 2017. Picture taken August 24, 2017
December 5, 2017 Commentary

Why Iraq Should Limit Islamic State Trials

Iraqi Security Forces stand guard at the gate of a camp holding families of men suspected of being ISIS affiliates in Bartalla, east of Mosul, Iraq July 15, 2017.
December 4, 2017 Commentary

After closure of Yugoslav tribunal, Western Balkans still needs justice

Bosnian Croats in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina hang a flag displaying a portrait of General Slobodan Praljak and a message that reads "Your sacrifice will never be forgotten", as people pray and light candles for the convicted general.
December 4, 2017 Commentary

European businesses should champion rule of law in Turkey

Human rights defenders detained by police in Istanbul on July 5, 2017. From bottom left: Nalan Erkem; Nejat Taştan; İlknur Üstün, İdil Eser, Özlem Dalkıran, Günal Kurşun.
December 4, 2017 Letter

Letter from HRW to Attorney-General George Brandis

December 4, 2017 Commentary

Ecuador Needs to Act to Halt Child Sexual Violence

December 4, 2017 Letter

Letter to the World Bank on the Environmental and Social Standards Guidance Notes

December 4, 2017 News Release

World Bank: Missed Opportunity to Protect Communities

Draft Guidance Notes Offers Little Practical Advice to Borrowers

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December 4, 2017 Dispatches

Children with Disabilities in South Africa Cannot Wait

Government Should Make Education Free for All

An estimated half-a-million children with disabilities have been shut out of South Africa’s education system, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today at a joint event with South Africa’s Human Rights Commission.
December 4, 2017 News Release

DR Congo: Rebels Were Recruited to Crush Protests

M23 Fighters Helped Kabila Maintain Power

Congolese police drive past a fire barricade during demonstrations in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, December 20, 2016.
December 4, 2017 Interview

Interview: How DR Congo’s President Hired Rebel Fighters to Crush Protests

Congolese police drive past a fire barricade during demonstrations in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, December 20, 2016.
December 4, 2017 Commentary

Demanding Access to Abortion in South Korea

235,000 Petitioners Call for South Korean Government to Act

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December 4, 2017 Commentary

ISIS is on the Ropes in Iraq. Now the UK Needs to Push for Justice

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December 3, 2017 Dispatches

Too Many Children Still Die from Pollution

UN Pollution Meeting Should Embrace Child Rights in its Resolutions

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December 3, 2017 Dispatches

Poland No Friend to Women

Government Refuses to Fund Women’s Support Groups

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