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February 24, 2017 Letter

The Human Rights Council should adopt a strong resolution on the human rights situation in Myanmar

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council

Aung Thay, who is protesting the Burmese government’s decision to seize his and others’ land near the Ye Bo dam, constructed in 2006. The government still has not provided financial or other compensation to him or his fellow villagers.
February 24, 2017 Letter

Key elements for a follow-up resolution on Sri Lanka

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council

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February 24, 2017 Letter

Coalition of 82 Groups Urge Against Calling Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Organization

February 24, 2017 Dispatches

Xenophobic Violence Erupts in South Africa

Local Group’s March Against Immigrants in Pretoria Today Turned Violent

A man reacts to tear gas fired by police fire to disperse rival marches by hundreds of protesters, after mobs looted stores this week believed to belong to immigrants in Pretoria, South Africa, February 24, 2017.
February 24, 2017 Letter

Member States should call for strong measures to advance accountability in North Korea

To Member States of the Human Rights Council

A rally celebrating a recent nuclear test is held in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang in an undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 13, 2016.
February 24, 2017 Letter

Sustaining attention to human rights violations in China

Joint NGO letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council

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February 24, 2017 Letter

Member States should call for improvements in the human rights situation in Bahrain

Joint NGO letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council

Protesters in Iraq stage a demonstration against the execution of three men in Bahrain, January 19, 2017.
February 24, 2017 Amicus Briefing

Include LGBT Students in Basic Policy for the Prevention of Bullying

manga drawing by Taiji Utagawa of a transgender man with head down in the dark with three white spots leading into the distance
February 24, 2017 Commentary

Japan Moves to Curb LGBT Bullying

Inclusive New Policy Will Save Lives, Improve Education

manga drawing by Taiji Utagawa of a transgender man with head down in the dark with three white spots leading into the distance
February 24, 2017 News Release

Thailand: Quash Editor’s Conviction for ‘Insulting Monarchy’

Lese Majeste Law Used Against Government Critic

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February 24, 2017 News Release

DR Congo: Ensure Justice for Killings in the Kasais

Video Shows Soldiers Shooting 13 Alleged Militia Members

Still from a video posted on the internet on February 17, 2017 showing men in Congolese army uniforms fatally shooting at least 13 alleged militia members.
February 24, 2017 Dispatches

Redefining Rape in Jamaica

Current Law Offers Unfair Treatment, Inadequate Protection

Jamaica LGBT
February 24, 2017 News Release

Yemen: US Should Investigate Civilian Deaths in Raid

Al-Bayda Attack on Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula Killed at Least 9 Children

Children outside one of the homes that was damaged during the US raid in al-Bayda governorate in central Yemen against AQAP on January 29, 2017. At least 14 civilians, including 9 children, were killed during the raid, and at least 20 homes damaged, witne
February 24, 2017 News Release

Israel: Human Rights Watch Denied Work Permit

Authorities Accuse Organization of Promoting ‘Propaganda’

Photo of an aircraft at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel on July 14, 2015.
February 23, 2017 Dispatches

Malawi Amends Constitution to Remove Child Marriage Loophole

Children Can No Longer Marry with Parental Consent

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