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September 26, 2016 News Release

Pakistan: Overhaul Abusive Police Force

Lack of Accountability, Outdated Methods Contribute to Rights Violations

A police officer is framed by the architecture of Lahore's Badshahi Mosque while standing guard during a prayer session on Eid al-Adha November 7, 2011. Copyright Reuters
September 25, 2016 News Release

Israel/Palestine: FIFA Sponsoring Games on Seized Land

Israeli Settlement Football Clubs Contribute to Human Rights Violations

Football field in Givat Ze'ev.
September 24, 2016 Statement

Thailand’s Military Junta should fulfil Universal Periodic Review pledges to protect and promote human rights

Item 6 UPR Adoption

Pakorn Areekul was arrested in Thailand’s Ratchaburi province on July 10, 2016, along with four pro-democracy activists and a journalist, for possessing booklets criticizing the junta’s draft constitution.
September 23, 2016 Letter

Letter to President Juan Manuel Santos on the signing of the peace accord with the FARC

September 23, 2016 Commentary

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September 23, 2016 Statement

Human Rights Watch Statement at 2016 Day of General Discussion: Children’s Rights and the Environment

September 23, 2016 Commentary

If the UK intervenes in conflict, it must plan properly for peace

September 22, 2016 Dispatches

US Congress Rebukes Saudi Arabia over Yemen

Senators Voice Concerns About Wartime Abuses

A view of the Capitol Building in Washington October 15, 2013.
September 22, 2016 News Release

China: Credibly Investigate Xinjiang Blast

Suspects at Risk of Ill-Treatment

Policemen with riot gear stand guard behind a barricade near the site of an explosives attack in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on May 23, 2014.
September 22, 2016 Dispatches

Fragile Progress in Global Fight Against Child Marriage

While Percentage of Girls Marrying Drops, Overall Numbers Climb Higher

Lalita B., 17, had an arranged marriage at the age of 12 with a 37-year-old man. She became pregnant soon after marriage, and two of her newborns died. Lalita’s third child survived. Lalita’s husband abandoned her in 2015 and married another woman.
September 22, 2016 Letter

Urgent Need for International Inquiry on Yemen

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

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September 22, 2016 Dispatches

A Chance to Protect Children and the Environment

Children Face Twin Threat from Pollution and Climate Change

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September 22, 2016 Dispatches

Canada’s Detention of Children

Kids Suffer Long-Term Harm From Immigration Detention

Dominated by symbols of violence, security, and barricades, this sand tray was created by a 12-year-old boy who had been held in a Canadian immigration detention facility for seven months with his mother and older sister. He appeared to have developed mul
September 22, 2016 Statement

Swaziland should implement past Universal Periodic Review recommendations to ensure progress on rights reforms

Item 6 UPR Adoption

A general view shows the opening of the 16th session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on February 28, 2011.  © 2011 Reuters
September 22, 2016 Dispatches

Don’t Label Accused New York Bomber ‘Enemy Combatant’

Real Justice Requires Due Process

Ahmad Khan Rahami, New York bombings suspect

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