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May 20, 2016 News Release

UN: Press Turkey to Open Border

Summit Should Tackle Responsibility for Refugees

A border guard manning Turkey’s closed border with Syria patrols near the Turkish village of Guvecci, February 7, 2016.

May 20, 2016 News Release

Tajikistan: Release Government Critic

Businessman Detained, Beaten After Speaking Out About Corruption

May 19, 2016 News Release

People with Disabilities at Risk in Conflict, Disaster

Endorse Global Guidelines for Inclusive Humanitarian Response

Screenshot taken from video footage of an Afghan woman with her 15-year-old daughter who has multiple disabilities on the ground outside the Moria registration camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. October 5, 2015.

May 19, 2016 News Release

Thailand: Investigate Alleged Torture of Bombing Suspect

End Military Detention of Civilians

May 19, 2016 Commentary

Australia Must Breathe New Life Into The Fight Against The Death Penalty In Asia

May 19, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: The Philippines’ Pay-Per-Hit Police

May 19, 2016 Commentary

Why ISIS Gets Away With Murder in Sirte

An ISIS official makes an announcement ahead of the execution of two men for “sorcery” in Sirte, Libya. Image from a 2015 Islamic State (ISIS) video. The online clearinghouse Jihadology.net posted the video on its website.

May 19, 2016 Letter

Letter to President Obama re: Vietnam

May 19, 2016 News Release

Vietnam: Obama’s Visit Should Advance Human Rights

Visit Coincides with Staged Elections and Crackdown on Peaceful Protests

May 19, 2016 News Release

Venezuela: Revoke Emergency Decree

President Targets National Assembly, Independent Groups

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures while he speaks during a news conference at Miraflores Palace in Caracas on May 17, 2016. © 2016 Reuters

May 19, 2016 Report

Leave No One Behind

Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Emergencies

Safi, 30, (right) a Syrian refugee from Aleppo, walks on highway M1 near Budapest, Hungary in an attempt to reach Vienna, Austria by foot.

May 19, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Return of Chibok Schoolgirl Renews Hope

May 19, 2016 News Release

US: Raped in Military – Then Punished

Unjust Discharges Cause Lasting Harm

Gary Noling holding dogtags belonging to his daughter, Carri Goodwin, a rape victim who died of acute alcohol intoxication less than a week after receiving an Other Than Honorable discharge from the Marines.

May 19, 2016 Witness

Witness: Raped in the US Military, Retaliated Against for Life

Liz on the day she spoke in front of Congress about rape in the military as part of Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN). Washington D.C. 2013 .

May 19, 2016 News Release

EU: Use National Courts To Fight Impunity

EU Day Against Impunity Highlights Progress, Challenges

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