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February 8, 2019 News Release

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Soufian al-Nguad, from his Facebook account.
February 7, 2019 News Release

Afghanistan: Prosecute Abuse of Women Football Players

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February 7, 2019 Dispatches

Myanmar’s Hollow Denial of Rape of Rohingya

Overwhelming Evidence of Military Role in Hundreds of Sexual Assaults

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February 7, 2019 Dispatches

Pushing Back Trump’s Attack on Reproductive Choice

Lawmakers Seek to Reverse “Global Gag Rule” on Abortion Information

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February 7, 2019 News Release

Russia: Journalist Faces Unjustified Criminal Charges

Misuse of Counter-Terrorism Laws Against Media

Svetlana Prokopyeva, Pskov.
February 7, 2019 Statement

Joint NGO Statement on Accountability for the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi

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February 7, 2019 News Release

Syrian Rights Activist Honored

2019 Alison Des Forges Award Winner

Nujeen Mustafa
February 6, 2019 Dispatches

Accommodating Asylum-Seekers and Migrants with Disabilities

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Would Put Communities, Other Officers at Risk

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February 6, 2019 News Release

Russia: Jehovah’s Witness Convicted

Prosecution Part of Nationwide Crackdown on Religious Group

Dennis Christensen after the hearing at the Zheleznodorzhy District Court in Oryol, January 28, 2019
February 6, 2019 Witness

Witness: Supporting Women’s Rights in Poland Could End Your Career

Teachers Threatened After Taking a Photograph Supporting Equality Protests

Ewa Wnorowska and her colleagues pose for a photograph in support of women's rights in Poland
February 6, 2019 News Release

Poland: Women’s Rights Activists Targeted

Attacks by Government Put Women, Services at Risk

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February 5, 2019 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter Regarding Conference Negotiations for a Budget Deal

Letter to Congress Urges Reduction in Funding for Immigration Enforcement

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February 5, 2019 News Release

Iran: Environmentalists’ Flawed Trial

Detainees Allege Torture in Detention

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