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August 2, 2017 News Release

Italy: Navy Support for Libya May Endanger Migrants

Help for Libyan Coast Guard Risks Complicity in Abuse

Migrants on a boat that they tried to take to Italy, after being detained at a Libyan Navy base in Tripoli on September 20, 2015.
August 2, 2017 Letter

Letter from Human Rights Watch to Minister Yasonna Laoly

Re: Indonesian Prisoners

August 2, 2017 Dispatches

‘I Only Wish I Could Exchange My Life for Another’

Russia Slow to Recognize ‘Hate’ as Motive for Targeting Victims of Crime

Anti-gay rights activists stand on a rainbow flag during a protest by gay rights activists demonstrating against a proposed new law termed by the State Duma, the lower house of Parliament, as "against advocating the rejection of traditional family values"
August 2, 2017 Letter

Letter to Minister Mouzalas on Detention of Unaccompanied Children in Greece

August 2, 2017 News Release

Greece: Huge Rise in Detention of Migrant Children

Move Unaccompanied Kids from Cells to Open Facilities

Unaccompanied children line up for an evening meal at a detention facility run by the Greek police.
August 2, 2017 News Release

Iran: Opposition Figures Denied Health Care

‘Green Movement’ Leaders Karroubi and Mousavi Still Under House Arrest

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August 1, 2017 Dispatches

Philippines HIV Epidemic Declared a 'National Emergency'

Official Foot-Dragging on Urgent Prevention Measures

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August 1, 2017 News Release

Laos/Thailand: Investigate Abduction of Exiled Red Shirt Activist

Armed Men Kidnap Wuthipong Kachathamakul in Vientiane

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August 1, 2017 Dispatches

Intersex Infant Surgery Settlement Highlights Regulatory Gaps

Such Surgeries Should be Banned for Children

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August 1, 2017 News Release

Russia: New Legislation Attacks Internet Anonymity

Repeal Laws Threatening Freedom of Expression Online

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August 1, 2017 Commentary

A Peek Behind the World Bank’s Mask

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August 1, 2017 Witness

Caught in South Sudan’s War

Civilians face abuses in government attacks in the Equatorias

A young woman in zone 2 of the sprawling Bidibidi settlement in the West Nile region of Uganda, May 3, 2017.
August 1, 2017 News Release

Jordan: Seize Opportunity to End Impunity for Rape

Parliament to Vote on Controversial Penal Code Article

A Jordanian police officer stands guard in front of the parliament in Amman, Jordan May 29, 2016.
August 1, 2017 News Release

South Sudan: Top Leaders Fail to End Abuses

UN, EU, US, and Other States Should Sanction Top Commanders

Civilians fleeing Kajo Keji county, toward the southern border with Uganda, April 27, 2017.
August 1, 2017 Letter

Joint letter regarding concerns about lack of transparency in Guantanamo proceedings

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