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October 21, 2020 Dispatches

US, Australia Hit New Lows on Refugee Resettlement

Declining Numbers Leave Most Vulnerable at Risk

Abdisellam Hassen Ahmed, a Somali refugee who had been stuck in limbo after President Donald Trump temporarily banned refugee entries, walks with his wife Nimo Hashi, and his 2-year-old daughter, Taslim, who he met for the first time after arriving at Salt Lake City International Airport, February 10, 2017.
October 21, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Morocco

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October 21, 2020 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on Brazil

79th CEDAW Pre-Session

October 21, 2020 News Release

Canada: Climate Crisis Toll on First Nations’ Food Supply

Government Response Inadequate as Emissions Rise

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October 21, 2020 News Release

Turkey: Justice for Rights Lawyer’s Killing

Trial of Police Begins for Fatal Shooting of Tahir Elçi

Tahir Elçi, the president of Diyarbakir Bar Association and human rights lawyer, speaks to the media shortly before being shot dead in Diyarbakir, Turkey November 28, 2015  (IHA agency via AP)
October 21, 2020 Interview

Interview: Climate Crisis Hurts Harvest for First Nations

Canada Is Failing Indigenous Peoples Facing Threats to Food, Health, and Land

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October 21, 2020 News Release

US: Protect Peaceful Assemblies; Limit Use of Force

City, State Officials Should Comply with International Standards

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October 20, 2020 Dispatches

A Domestic Violence Case Goes to Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court

Self-Defence Against Domestic Violence Should Count at Trial

Cartoon about Domestic Violence by Tatiana Zelenskaya
October 20, 2020 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to Japanese Authorities Re: Trans University Students

October 20, 2020 Dispatches

When Will Iraq Start Protecting Journalists?

Lack of Action After Torching of TV Station Raises Fresh Fears for Reporters’ Safety

The office of Dijlah TV station in Baghdad was badly damaged after it was torched by protesters on August 31, 2020.
October 20, 2020 Statement

Joint NGO Open Letter to ICC States Parties on the Election of the Next Prosecutor

23 October 2020

October 20, 2020 News Release

Killer Robots: Precedent for a Ban Treaty

Shared Concerns, Desire for Human Control Should Spur Regulation

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October 20, 2020 Statement

Joint Statement issued by Amnesty International, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Human Rights Watch on Upcoming Session of the Constitutional Tribunal in Poland

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October 20, 2020 Report

DR Congo: Wanted Warlord Preys on Civilians

Arrest Guidon and His Abusive Commanders; Investigate Army Backers

Congolese authorities have not arrested a rebel commander wanted for multiple crimes under a June 2019 warrant even as his forces have continued to carry out summary killings, rapes and sexual slavery, extortion, and forced recruitment of children.
October 20, 2020 News Release

Sri Lanka: Forced Anal Exams in Homosexuality Prosecutions

Police, Judicial Officers Should End Arbitrary Arrests, Torture of LGBT People

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